At least seven shops of Sadar upazila unit BNP vice-president Sayedur Rahman Bhutu were gutted as miscreants set those on fire at Shakchar Kacharibari in Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
A shop tenant named Rubel Hossain received burn injuries in the fire.
Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury, father of the BNP leader, said a group of miscreants suddenly came early in the morning and torched the seven shops on the Laxmipur-Majuchowdhury Road by pouring petrol and fled the scene.
On information, one fire fighting unit from Laxmipur town rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze after one hour of frantic efforts.
The extent of losses from the arson could go up to Tk50 lakh, added Lutfar Rahman.
Contacted, Sultan Mahmud, an official of Laxmipur fire service, said they could not ascertain the reason behind the fire. -UNB, Laxmipur
