A fire erupted around 3 am on Wednesday night at the Social Welfare and Land Office in Khagrachari Sadar Upazila.
Acting Social Welfare Officer Champak Kanti Chakma reported that the rear glass window of the office was broken and someone set the fire; a kerosene bottle was found at the scene. Printers and other equipment, as well as land office documents, were destroyed.
Upazila Executive Officer Nusrat Faria said the incident is under investigation. Khagrachari Sadar Police OC Md. Kay Kislou suggested the fire may have been set to burn important documents and it was not initially considered political sabotage.
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