A devastating blaze has gutted at least 10 shops including two jewellery stores in Shaheprotap bazar in Narsingdi town.
The incident took place on Sunday morning.
Local fire service sources said an electronics shop in Shaheprotap bazar caught fire around 9am and it soon spread to other neighbouring shops.
Three fire fighting units rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after half an hour of frantic effort.
Narsingdi Fire Service and Civil Defence Station Officer Shawkat Ali Joarder confirmed it and said the affected shop owners claimed to have suffered a loss of about Tk0.5 crore.
However, the officer could not confirm the reason behind the fire.