A terrible fire broke out in Nazirganj market of Pabna’s Sujanagar upazila. The fire broke out at Mandal Market in Nazirganj Bazar around 11:30 pm on Tuesday. The affected traders have claimed that about one crore rupees has been lost due to this. Sujanagar Police Station OC Abdul Hannan said Mohammad Khalil Hossain’s grocery store, Nur Hossain Lata Sardar’s hardware shop, Mohammad Sujan Ali’s cosmetics shop, Mohammad Rezaul Sardar’s clothes shop, Mohammad Ali were killed in the fire. A total of six shops, including Abdul Malek’s cement shop and Ganesh’s shop, were completely burnt down. Upon receiving the news of the fire, four units of the fire service of Pabna and Sujanagar went to the spot and brought the fire under control after trying for about an hour. Sujanagar Fire Service Station Manager (Acting) Ibrahim Hossain confirmed the incident and said that six shops were completely burnt down in the fire. Initially, it is thought that the fire started from an electrical short circuit. Meanwhile, locals, including the affected traders, said that the fire service station was about 20 km away and the amount of damage had increased due to the delay in arrival. So they demanded to build a new fire service station in Nazirganj.
Selim Morshed Rana