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KHAGRACHHARI: A fire broke out at the Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila Land Office and the Upazila Social Services Office late Wednesday night, damaging important documents, computers and other equipment at both offices. Police recovered a three-litre kerosene container from the scene.
The incident occurred at around 2:45am on Wednesday (November 11).
Acting Officer-in-Charge of the Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila Social Services Office, Champak Kanti Chakma, said he arrived at the office after receiving a phone call from the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) at around 2:45am. By the time he reached the scene, firefighting operations had been completed.
He said the fire destroyed several documents as well as a laptop, a desktop computer and other equipment at his office.
Champak Kanti Chakma further said that he later visited the rear side of the office with the UNO, the officer-in-charge of the police station and others, where they found a kerosene container and a piece of tin. Police subsequently recovered a three-litre kerosene container from the spot.
He added that preparations were underway to file a general diary (GD) with the Sadar Police Station over the incident.
Khagrachhari Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Kai Kisl u said police rushed to the scene immediately after receiving information about the fire.
Preliminary findings suggested that the fire was set in the record storage room of the land office’s kanungo (land records official), apparently with the intention of destroying government documents, he said.
The incident did not initially appear to be politically motivated sabotage, the police officer added.