At least 35 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out early Tuesday at Ferry ghat intersection in the Khulna city.
Deputy Director of fire service Iqbal Bahar Bulbul told that the fire broke out at around 6 am and engulfed 35 shops mostly of winter cloths.
Eight firefighting units from Boyra and Tutpara rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control within half an hour, he added.The origin of the fire could not be known yet.