Tragic Earthquake in Bangladesh Claims Lives and Causes Injuries

Sat Nov 22 2025 06:08:29 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A powerful 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh, resulting in at least five fatalities and over 450 injuries. The epicenter was near Narsingdi, causing panic and structural damage.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Bangladesh, killing at least five, including a child, and injuring over 450 individuals. The earthquake's epicenter was close to Narsingdi, around 30 km from Dhaka, where buildings shook and fears of a major disaster ensued. Eyewitness accounts reveal widespread panic and injuries during a stampede at Dhaka University.

At least five people have been killed, including one child, and more than 450 injured after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Bangladesh.

The epicenter of the earthquake was close to the Narsingdi district, about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) from the capital, Dhaka.

People rushed from residential buildings as buildings shook and makeshift structures collapsed. At least 10 students were injured in a stampede as they tried to leave Dhaka University on Friday.

We have never experienced an earthquake this powerful in the last five years, said the country's environmental adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.

At least three people were killed when a railing and debris fell from a five-storey building in Dhaka's Armanitola area, deputy police commissioner Mallik Ahsan Uddin Sami said.

Nitai Chandra De Sarkar, director of the department's monitoring division, said 461 people have been reported injured across the country, including 252 in the Gazipur district, north of Dhaka.

Sarker told the BBC: Our main task at the moment is to assess casualties and damage. We are not yet seeing the challenge of rescue from the rubble or debris management at that level.

Tremors were felt in eastern Indian states bordering Bangladesh, but there were no reports of major damage.

The earthquake caused Ireland's second cricket test match in Bangladesh to stop temporarily. Coaches and players not involved gathered at the boundary, while those in the stands took shelter. The game was stopped for three minutes but play soon resumed.