A fire has ripped though a market in Bandarban’s Thanchi Upazila, burning down at least 13 shops. However, 13 shops in the market had been gutted by then.”Local public representatives said the fire originated in a restaurant in the market, before rapidly spreading to nearby shops. In 2023, about 50 shops were burnt down in a fire at night. Now there's been another fire and this time, I didn’t get a chance to move my business materials to safety either.”Bolipara Union Parishad Chairman Jia Aung Marma confirmed that a total of 13 shops were burnt in the fire. In May 2023, a devastating fire destroyed at least 50 shops, as well as residential houses.
