30 shops gutted

A devastating fire gutted at least 30 shops in Panchhari Bazaar in the district yesterday. Quoting witnesses, officer in-charge of Panchhari PS Alamgir Hossain said, the fire originated at a fire wood shop around 08:00am and spread at the adjacent shops. The shop owners claimed that the fire damaged goods worth Tk 1.50 crore and injured at least four people.