Miscreants set the house of a local Jamaat leader on fire at Burujbazar of Gabtoli upazila in Bogura district early Wednesday.
Shahadat Hossain, superintendent of Bogura Police, said a group of miscreants set the house of Alamgir Hossain Alam, secretary of Nepaltoli union unit Jamaat-e-Islami, on fire around 2:30 am.
On information, a local firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze.
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Valuables including furniture were gutted in the fire.
Legal action will be taken if any complaint is lodged, he said.