**
An incident of fire broke out in a carriage of a train in Khulna. The fire occurred near the Joragate area close to the Khulna Railway Station around 3:10 AM on Monday night. Three chairs inside the carriage were damaged in the incident. On the same night, miscreants set fire to the Ward No. 8 BNP office in Jalma union of Batiaghata upazila, adjacent to the city.**
Md. Ziaur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khulna Railway Police, stated that the Nakshikantha Express train, coming from Dhaka, arrived in Khulna at around 12:50 AM on Monday. Around 3:10 AM, while the train was being taken from the platform to the wash field, a fire broke out in the intercity Nakshikantha's coach no. S-5225 in front of Joragate. Three chairs were damaged in the incident. At that time, locals and railway police extinguished the fire.
Read nextBanned Awami League Leader Masud Rana Arrested in Sherpur Under Special Powers ActHe stated that it is initially suspected that the fire originated from a mosquito coil.
Meanwhile, miscreants set fire to a BNP office in Khulna. On Tuesday dawn, the fire was set at the Ward No. 8 BNP office located in the Darogar Vita area of Jalma union under Batiaghata upazila, adjacent to Khulna city. In protest of this incident, the Batiaghata Upazila BNP brought out a protest procession and held a rally at the upazila headquarters on Tuesday afternoon.
According to local sources and police, during Fajr prayers on Tuesday, two youths arrived on a motorcycle and stopped in front of the Ward No. 8 BNP office in Jalma union's Darogar Vita area. Shortly after, they set fire to the banner outside the office as well as the interior, and quickly fled the scene. Since both of them were wearing masks, they could not be identified. With the help of locals, the fire was quickly brought under control. Police visited the scene upon receiving the news.
— Daily Best News Desk • Fearless in the search for truth
Reported by Khulna Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
