50 shops gutted
At least 50 shops were gutted in a fire at Krisnarchar Bazar under Durgapur upazila of the district early yesterday. Police and locals said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a cotton shop at around 1:00am and soon engulfed the 49 other adjacent shops. On Information, fire fighters from the district headquarters rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze with the help of local people at 4:00am. Former AL lawmaker from Netrakona-1 constituency (Durgapur and Kalmakanda) Jalaluddin Talukder visited the spot yesterday and urged the government to help the affected shop owners.
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