Five shops gutted

Our Correspondent, Dinajpur
At least five shops were gutted in a fire at Phulhar village in Khansama upazila on Sunday midnight. Locals said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at Babul Rahman Market in the area at around 1:30am and soon engulfed the shops. On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and doused the flame with the help of local people. The shop owners claimed that the loss caused by the fire could go up to Tk 10 lakh.