At least 20 shops were gutted in a fierce fire at Bathuli Sadi Bazar in Basail upazila under Tangail district on Wednesday afternoon.
Tofazzal hossain, Chairman of Kashil union, said the fire started around 2:30pm.
On information, two fire fighting units from Basail upazila and Tangail district headquarter rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze with the help of locals after an hour of frantic efforts.
However, the cause of the fire could not be known immediately.
The damaged caused by the fire has been estimated about TK 2 crore, victims claimed.
