A powerful earthquake has struck Bangladesh outside the crowded capital of Dhaka, killing at least three people, according to health officials.

The magnitude 5.5 quake struck at 10:38am (04:38 GMT) near the city of Narsingdi, about 33km (16 miles) from Dhaka, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The Friday morning earthquake terrified residents, with many in the Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people at home on their day off.

One Dhaka resident said, “I’ve never felt an earthquake like this before, never in my life, this was the first time. I was sleeping and all of a sudden, I felt the whole building shaking and then we all came down.”

AFP reporters in Dhaka saw people weeping in the streets, while others appeared shocked.

Three people were killed, including a medical student,

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