A group of people vandalised and set fire to the house of Rafiqul Islam, former mayor of Borhanuddin Municipality and general secretary of the upazila Awami League, on Friday night.
The incident occurred in Ward-2 of the municipality, but no casualties were reported as the house was unoccupied at the time.
According to witnesses, a large crowd had gathered in the area when the fire broke out, but no efforts were made to douse the flames.
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Rafiqul is the nephew of Awami League Advisory Council member Tofail Ahmed.
Borhanuddin Fire Service Station Officer Abul Kalam said they were not informed about the fire.