Monday, January 4, 2016, Poush 21, 1422 BS, Rabiul Awal 22, 1437 Hijri


3 killed in panic as tremor jolts country
Observer Online Desk
Published :Monday, 4 January, 2016,  Time : 12:41 PM  View Count : 34


At least three people were killed across the country after a strong earthquake jolted the capital and other parts of the country early Monday.

The tremor, measuring 6.7 at its epicenter about 352 km off the capital, was felt around 5.07 in many areas across the country and the people rushed out of their residences in panic.

According to US Geological Survey, The epicenter of the earthquake was 29km (18miles) west of Imphal and 33km (21miles) North West of Mayang Imphal, the capital of Manipur state in India near the Myanmar border and 352km (219mi) east north east of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the depth was 55 kilometers (about 34 miles).

In the capital, a young man named Atiqur, son of Md Mainuddin, was killed in panic attack in Purbo Jurain of Kadamtoli area.

He lost consciousness after the tremor.

Later he was rushed to DMCH where doctors declared him dead at 6:16am, said Mozammel Haque, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Police outpost.

In Rajshahi, a young man named Khalilur Rahman, 33, died due to panic attack while he was coming out from his house in Meherchandi area of city.

In Lalmonirhat, a resident of Patgram municipality -- identified as Nur Islam, 42 - died of panic attack.

Meanwhile, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, a six-storey building of Mazed Sarder Lane Sweeper Colony in the capital leant towards one of the sides. The residents were removed to safety.

The Fire Service and Civil Defence control room also received information that crack developed in two more buildings in the capital’ s Old Dhaka and Jagannnat University campus on the aftermath of the earthquake.

According to our correspondent at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) about 35-40 Dhaka University students underwent primary treatment as they were injured while evacuating their halls hurriedly during the earthquake.

In Sylhet, at least 34 people, including four of a family, were admitted to MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.

Commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police Kamrul Hasan said four of a family were injured when a wall of a 10-storey building in Jindabazar area of the city collapsed due to the earthquake.

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