Bangabazar fire: 3 arrested over attack on fire service HQ

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Daily Bangla Times: Three people were arrested today in a case filed over Tuesday's attack on the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters during the Bangabazar fire in the capital on Tuesday.

The arrestees are: Md Raju, 32, Shaon, 21, and Shahadat Hossain.They were picked up from different parts of the area in the early hours and this morning, Bangshal Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mojibur Rahman told .

Sub-Inspector Israfil Howlader of Bangshal police filed the case in the early hours today against 250-300 unnamed accused with the police station under Sections 143, 147, 148, 149, 332, 333, 353, and 307 of the Penal Code.

When produced before a court, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ataullah granted one-day remand to question the arrestees, OC Mojibur added.

At least four firefighters were injured after a mob attacked the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters, which is located close to the Bangabazar Shopping Complex, where a fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday.