Midnight Fire at Land and Social Services Offices in Khagrachhari Sadar Burns Documents and Computers
A fire broke out at midnight at the land office and the upazila social services office in Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila. Laptops, computers and important documents were burned. Two units of the Fire Service brought the fire under control after about 40 minutes of effort.
The Fire Service received news of the fire at the two government offices at 2:43am on Wednesday night. Two units reached the scene and brought the fire under control at 3:22am.
Mohammad Abdul Mannan, deputy assistant director of Khagrachhari Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the windows of the two government offices were found open while firefighters worked to control the fire. He said the origin of the fire and the extent of damage would be confirmed after investigation.
Md Kay Kislu, officer-in-charge of Khagrachhari Sadar Police Station, said the fire at the land office is suspected to have been set in a planned way to make documents disappear. He said the fire at the upazila social services office is also mysterious, the two offices are located side by side, and if a case is filed, investigation will reveal the real cause of the fire.
Earlier, on 7 November, miscreants set fire to a BRTC bus parked at Mahajanpara in Khagrachhari municipal town. On 10 November, a parked Chander Gari vehicle was also set on fire at Pankhaiyapara in the town.
