Fire breaks out at Nesaria School polling station in Patuakhali-1 constituency

Patuakhali Correspondent

A polling station in Dumki Upazila of Patuakhali district was set on fire. It is a polling station in Patuakhali-1 constituency.

The incident took place at the Nesaria Government Primary School polling station in Ward No. 8 of Pangashia Union of the upazila around 9 pm on Tuesday.

According to local sources, miscreants set fire to tires through the window of a ground-floor room of the school building used as a cyclone shelter. Worshippers suddenly saw the fire while returning home after Isha prayers at a nearby mosque.

Local resident Ferdous Alam said that when the devotees started screaming after seeing the fire, people from the surrounding area quickly rushed to the spot. Later, they were able to bring the fire under control together.

Ferdous Alam claims that the arson incident was planned to create panic in the area before the election.

Dumki Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Selim Uddin said, “Someone set fire to a tire through the window of a room in the polling station at around 9 pm. However, there was no significant damage.”

He added, “Police have been sent to the scene after receiving the information. Efforts are underway to identify and arrest those involved in the incident.”