Fire at Oikyafront office building

Fire at Oikyafront office building

Dhaka, Dec 28 (Just News): A fire broke out at Zaman Tower at Purana Paltan in Dhaka that houses the headquarters of opposition political alliance Jatiya Oikyafront on Friday afternoon.

 

The fire originated around 2:40 pm on the 8th floor of the building but it is unclear what caused it, said Rasel Shikdar, duty officer at the central control of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Fourteen firefighting units rushed in and doused the fire around 5:34pm, said another duty officer Ershad Hossain.

No casualty was reported in the fire incident, he said, adding that the extent of damage could not be known immediately.

Oikyafront's office is on the third floor of the building.

"We fear it is an act of sabotage to impede our works before the national election," said Latiful Bari Hamim, Oikyafront's media wing member.