Bangladesh has experienced seven earthquakes in just one week, with four of the epicentres located in Narsingdi, sparking widespread concern across the country.
The first quake struck last Friday at 10:38 AM, measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale.
Its epicentre was Madhabdi in Narsingdi, about 13 kilometers from Dhaka and 10 kilometers below the surface.
This earthquake claimed 10 lives across three districts and injured over 600 people.
The next day, a 3.3-magnitude tremor hit Palash area in Narsingdi. Later that evening, two more quakes occurred within seconds; one with its epicentre at Badda in Dhaka and the other again in Narsingdi.
On Wednesday night, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported two additional quakes.
The first, at 3:29:55 AM, measured 4.0 and had an epicentre 150 kilometers off the coast of Cox’s Bazar in the Bay of Bengal.
Just a minute later, at 3:30:49 AM, another tremor of 3.4 magnitude struck 24 kilometers north of Sylhet.
Today, Thursday at 4:15:20 PM, a mild earthquake of 3.6 magnitude was recorded at Ghorashal in Narsingdi, about 28 kilometers from Dhaka, according to Md. Rubaiyat Kabir, Acting Head of Earthquake Monitoring Center at Department of Meteorology.
Since November 21, Bangladesh has felt seven earthquakes, heightening public alarm.
In response, Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus convened an emergency meeting with experts and officials on Monday, resulting in the formation of a dedicated task force to monitor the situation.
