2 burnt in Ramganj fire
Lakshmipur: Two shop workers were burnt as fire broke out at two shops at Ramganj upazila in Lakshmipur in the early hours of Wednesday.
The deceased are Chowdhury Mia, 38, resident of Darbeshpur village of the upazila, and Abdus Salam, 15, a resident of Shariatpur.
Ramganj police officer-in-charge Lokman Hossain said the fire originated at Babul Hotel and Jahangir Confectionary at about 3:00am. Later, the local people, police and fire fighters went to the spot and doused the flames. Chowdhury and Salam died on the spot as they were sleeping inside their shops during the incident.
Ramganj upazila council chairman AKM Ruhul Amin and Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Kazi Mahbubul Alam visited the spot and assured to provide financial aid to the victims’ family members.