Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- An earthquake shook Dhaka and several other parts of the country on Friday afternoon.

It was third tremor that hit Bangladesh within a span of 40 hours.

According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department(BMD), the earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was felt at 1:52 pm.

The epicentre was located in Assasuni upazila of Satkhira District, said meteorologist Shahnaj Sultana of BMD.

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the epicentre was located 47 kilometres southwest of Khulna district town and 29 kilometres southeast of Satkhira.

However, there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

UNB's Khulna correspondent reports that a moderate earthquake was also felt in Khul...