The earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8, according to USGS.
There is no report of any casualty in this incident.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said the earthquake struck at 2:44:49 pm (Bangladesh time). The epicenter was 441 south-southeast of Dhaka.
Earlier on Wednesday, another earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale had struck the same region. That earthquake was also felt in a large area of Bangladesh, including Dhaka and Chittagong.