Cracks occurred on a mosque in Comilla due to tremors caused by earthquake on Saturday morning.
Besides, three of the tiles of the building fell off. However, there were no casualties reported.
The incident took place at Bagbaria Jame Masjid in Comilla's Laksam municipality.
Md Hasan Ahmed, a worshiper at the mosque and the headmaster of the local Bagbaria Talimul Quran Hafizia Madrasa, confirming the incident, said that he informed the locals following the incident.
A moderate earthquake jolted Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on Saturday morning, creating panic among the people who felt light to strong shakes.
The quake, measuring 5.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was felt at 9:35am. It lasted for a few seconds, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
The epicentre of the earthquake was located in Comilla district. The epicentre was 86km from the BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka.
However, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.5. The quake originated at a depth of 10km with the epicentre about 8km east-northeast of Ramganj in Lakshmipur.


