Bangladeshi citizens in Myanmar safe: Ambassador

Bangladeshi citizens in Myanmar are safe after a devastating earthquake struck the country’s central region.

Bangladeshi Ambassador to Myanmar Md. Monowar Hossain said this in a post on his Facebook on Friday (March 28). 

The ambassador said, “All Bangladeshi citizens in Myanmar are safe. A strong (7.2 and 7.7 magnitude) earthquake was felt in parts of northern Myanmar at 12:30 pm today (Friday).”

The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.7, jolted 16 km NNW of Sagaing, Myanmar earlier in the day, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 22.01 degrees north latitude and 95.92 degrees east longitude.