20 shops gutted in Bakerganj
A devastating fire gutted around 20 shops and two houses at Bakerganj upazila early Saturday.
Bakerganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Masuduzzaman said the fire may have started from a short circuit in one of the shops.
Most of the shops are grocery, cosmetics, stationary and medicine shops, and the damage is initially estimated to be around Tk 2 crore.
Three firefighting units put out the fire in two hours.
Bakerganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Saleh Muntanjir said they have made a list of the victims, who will be given compensation.
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