34 shops gutted

At least 34 shops were gutted by a fire at Baherchar bazar in Rangabali upazila headquarters early yesterday.

Locals said the fire originated at a grocery and soon engulfed the adjoining shops around 1:30am.

Locals doused the flame after four hours of frantic efforts as there is no fire service in the remote area.

The shop owners claimed that the loss caused by the fire could go up to Tk 3.5 crore.

Local lawmaker Md Mahbubur Rahman visited the spot in the morning and said he will give Tk 7,000, three bundles of CI sheet and 30 kgs of rice to each victim as soon as possible.