The mild tremor was felt Wednesday in northwestern Rangpur district, although lack of monitoring equipment in the region meant the quake's strength could not be measured, Meteorological Office sources told the official news agency BSS.

Officials said people in the district, 248 kilometres (155 miles) from the capital, Dhaka, reported a tremor lasting about four seconds. There were no reports of any damage.

More than 600 people have died in flooding in Bangladesh since July 10.

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