A mild earthquake jolted parts of Sylhet region on Tuesday afternoon.
The earthquake, measuring 3.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was felt at 1:13pm and lasted for a few seconds, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
The epicentre of the earthquake was 18km away from Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet district, it said.
Kamrul Islam, a resident of Lalbazar in the city, said the earthquake lasted for several seconds, creating panic among people.
However, no casualty was reported.
