Fire breaks out at Jamaat office in Jhalakathi
The incident occurred in the early hours today (10 February) at Amtola Bazar in Ward No 7 of Saturia Union.
A fire broke out at a ward-level Jamaat-e-Islami office in Rajapur upazila of Jhalakathi district.
The incident occurred in the early hours today (10 February) at Amtola Bazar in Ward No 7 of Saturia Union.
Rajapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam said preliminary assessments by the Fire Service and the Rural Electrification Board suggest the fire may have originated from an electrical short circuit.
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He added that the cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed and that other possible factors are being examined.
However, Upazila Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Kabir Hossain has alleged that the fire may have been caused deliberately due to electoral rivalry. He called for a fair and impartial investigation into the incident.
In a social media post, NCP leader Dr Mahmudah Mitu said that the Jamaat-e-Islami office and a godown belonging to one of its supporters in Saturia Union were set on fire.
Furniture and important documents inside the office were damaged in the fire.
