Tremors were felt across West Bengal, including Kolkata, and parts of the Northeast on Friday morning after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh’s Narsingdi district, the IMD reported. The quake occurred at 10:08 am, with its epicentre about 13 km south-southwest of Narsingdi at a depth of 10 km.

People in Kolkata, Guwahati and other parts of the region rushed out of homes and offices as a precaution. No damage has been reported from India so far.

Dhaka-based DBC Television reported that at least six people died in Bangladesh's capital, including three from the collapse of a building roof and a wall and three pedestrians when building railings fell on them in Dhaka.

Police said that the three pedestrians were killed in Bongshal area when the railing of a five-storey building c

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