The players and umpires congregated near the pitch while the stands emptied quickly after the 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit part of Bangladesh and India

The third day of Ireland's second Test with Bangladesh was temporarily stopped because of an earthquake in Dhaka on Friday.

A Bangladesh expert says there was "no major casualty" to the apparel sector after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Dhaka.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit Bangladesh at 10:38am (04:38 GMT), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The shaking lasted for 26 seconds. Dhaka resident Shadman Sakif Islam told Al Jazeera that “small ripples” he noticed in his coffee were followed by a “massive shake that started occurring without any warning” as the earthquake took hold.

Officials reported no casualties or damage, though thousands of residents rushed outdoors as tremors were felt for several seconds.

If the earthquake had lasted just 5-7 seconds longer, the number of casualties and building collapses could have increased manifold, experts say

Bangladesh may be heading toward a major seismic disaster if long-stored tectonic energy is released, leading earthquake and geography experts have warned. Their concerns intensified after Friday’s moderate quake,

Bangladesh was jolted by a 5.5-magnitude earthquake on Friday, killing six people and injuring several others as Dhaka experienced intense shaking. The epicentre, located near Ghorashal in Narsingdi district,