At least three people were killed and several injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, police said, with buildings damaged in many areas, including Dhaka, the densely populated capital.

Tremors were felt in eastern states in neighbouring India that border Bangladesh, but there were no immediate reports of major damage in either country, authorities said.

The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake's epicentre was in the city of Narsingdi, about 40 km (25 miles) east of Dhaka.

City residents rushed out of their homes as buildings shook and some makeshift structures collapsed, Reuters witnesses said.

Three people were killed when the railing of a six-storey building collapsed during the earthquake, police said.

"We felt a strong jolt and building

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