Dhaka, Nov 21, 2025

At least three people were killed and ten others injured in Bangladesh after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the capital Dhaka and other parts of the country on Friday.

The casualties occurred when a brick-built railing collapsed from a five-storey building in the Koshaituli area of Armanitola in Dhaka, following the earthquake.

Confirming the incident, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Lalbagh Division Deputy Commissioner Mallik Ahsan Uddin Sami said, “We have been informed by the fire service and civil defence rescue team that at least three people have been killed after a railing, bamboo scaffolding, and debris fell on the bystanders from a five-storey building at Armanitola’s Kosaituli. Another one is in critical condition.”

Banshal Police Station Duty Officer A

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