11 houses gutted

Our Correspondent, Gaibandha
At least 11 houses were gutted and 14 cows died in a fire at Dakhin Rajibpur village in Sundarganj upazila early yesterday. Eyewitnesses said the fire originated from the cowshed of one Shamsul Alam and soon engulfed the adjoining houses. Locals extinguished the flames as there was no fire station in the area. The affected house owners claimed that the loss caused by the fire could go up to Tk 15 lakh.