Bangladesh Under-14 girls' football team, currently in the earthquake-struck Nepal for the AFC Under-14 Girls' Regional Championship, waits to return home at the earliest opportunity from the valley of death.

Live TV shows catch the moment of panic as participants rush out for safety after strong earthquake jolted Nepal, Bangladesh and India.

The death toll from a massive earthquake which devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has risen to over 1000, according to a government official.

At least three people are killed in Tangail, Bogra and Pabna districts after an earthquake, followed by a shockwave, hit different parts of Bangladesh.

A strong earthquake rattles Taiwan and small islands in the far south of Japan, official monitoring sites said, briefly prompting a warning for a 1-metre tsunami for the Okinawa island chain.