UNB, Bandarban :
At least 30 shops and four houses were burnt in a fire at Golipara Bazar in Thanchi upazila on Sunday night.
Golipara UP chairman Basaiching said the fire originated from an electric short-circuit at a shop of the bazaar around 11.15pm and it soon engulfed other 29 shops and adjacent four houses.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local people extinguished the blaze after three hours of frantic efforts.
The extent of losses caused by the fire could not yet be assessed.
At least 30 shops and four houses were burnt in a fire at Golipara Bazar in Thanchi upazila on Sunday night.
Golipara UP chairman Basaiching said the fire originated from an electric short-circuit at a shop of the bazaar around 11.15pm and it soon engulfed other 29 shops and adjacent four houses.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local people extinguished the blaze after three hours of frantic efforts.
The extent of losses caused by the fire could not yet be assessed.
