Bogura, Jan. 28 -- 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.

Valuables including furniture were gutted in the fire.

Legal action will be taken if any complaint is lodged, he said.

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