Thursday, April 3, 2025
News update
- BNP stance on reforms: Vested quarter spreads misinfo; Fakhrul |
- New Secy-Gen Shirley Botchwey pledges to advance Co’wealth values in divided world |
- C. A. Dr. Yunus’ China Tour Cements Dhaka-Beijing Relations |
- Myanmar quake: Imam's grief for 170 killed as they prayed in Sagaing |
- Eid Tourism outside Dhaka turning increasingly monotonous |
40 shanties gutted in Chattogram fire
Special Correspondent
Fire
2024-04-10, 11:40am
40 shanties gutted in Chattogram fire
Chattogram, Apr 10 - At least 40 tin-shed houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at AC Mosque Road slum at Halishahar area of Chattogram port city.
Udayan Chakma, station officer of Agrabad Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the slum around 9:30 on Tuesday night and engulfed it soon.
On Information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze around 11:10 pm.
Primarily it is suspected that the fire originated from an electric short circuit.
However, no casualty was reported and the extent of the losses caused by the fire could not be ascertained yet.-UNB