Mild tremor jolts Dhaka, other parts

A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale was felt in Dhaka and several other parts of the country on Monday night.
The tremor was recorded around 9:28:54 PM, according to the Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) also recorded the earthquake.

BMD Meteorologist Rubayet Kabir said the epicentre of the earthquake was in Rupganj of Narayanganj, about 16 kilometres east of Agargaon in Dhaka. 

No immediate reports of damage or casualties were received following the tremor.

Earlier on June 12, a mild earthquake was felt in several parts of the country, including Sylhet and Mymensingh. That quake measured 4.5 on the Richter scale.