A strong earthquake with magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale today jolted Bangladesh and Nepal for over a minute this evening sending panic across both the two countries.
"We call it a strong earthquake on the basis of its magnitude," a Bangladesh met office spokesman said adding that the epicentre of the tremor was in the Indian state Sikkim and according to Pacific Tsunami Warning Center the coordinates were 27.8 north and 88.2 east.
Thousands of people rushed to the streets from their offices and residences in fright and called loved ones after the tremor started at around 6:45 PM but there was were no immediate report of injuries or damage.
In Nepal, where the same earthquake was felt, no damage has been reported so far.