Nearly 80 shops and houses at Rowangchhari upazila of Bandarban were burnt to ashes in a devastating fire that broke out early on Saturday.
Chaw Hai Mong Marma, chairman of the upazila, confirmed the matter. He said that two locals were injured when they tried to douse the blaze.
The fire originated from a short circuit at the poultry shop of one Md Delwar Hossain in Rowangchhari Bazar area in the early hours, and soon spread to adjacent shops and houses.
Two firefighting units from Rowangchhari upazila and Bandarban Sadar upazila doused the fire around 3:30am, after three hours of frantic effort.
Mau Sang Marma, a resident of the area, lamented that their house was completely destroyed in the fire.
Nandan Barua, a businessman in the area, said that his house and three shops were gutted in the fire, leaving him penniless. “I had invested Tk 40 lakh in my three shops which were completely damaged.”
