Five workers were killed as a fire broke out in a plastic factory at Santahar in Adamdighi upazila of Bogura district on Tuesday.
The identities of the deceased could not yet be known.
Abdul Malek, assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence, Bogura, said the fire broke out at BIRS Plastic Industry Limited, owned by Santahar municipality mayor Tofazzal Hossain Bhutto, around 11:30 am and it spread around soon.
On information, 13 firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze around 2 pm.
Some 45 workers were working at the factory during the fire incident. Disposable plates, cups and glasses are produced in the factory.
Later, the firefighters recovered the charred bodies of the five workers, said Jalal Uddin, officer-in-charge of Adamdighi Police Station.
However, it is not still clear what actually caused the fire.
Source: United News of Bangladesh