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Tremors from Bangladesh quake rattle Kolkata, people rush out of buildings
Updated On: 27 February, 2026 03:35 PM IST | Kolkata | PTI
Panic gripped government employees working at the state secretariat, Nabanna, the assembly house, and at the office of the chief electoral officer, who continued to remain on the streets in apprehension of aftershocks
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No aftershocks of the quake were immediately felt after the first bout of the shock. Representational pic
Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, officials said.
VIDEO | Kolkata, West Bengal: People evacuate buildings and take to the streets after earthquake tremors were felt in the state capital city and surrounding districts.
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) https://t.co/mR9TuU9vMM pic.twitter.com/UXgwa2ml7i
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