A fire broke out at a Grameen Bank branch in Netrakona early Wednesday, destroying two motorcycles and important documents before firefighters brought the blaze under control.
The incident occurred at the Chuchua branch in Maugati union of Netrakona Sadar upazila. Police have yet to determine whether the fire was accidental or deliberately started.
Bank nightwatchman Ainuddin said he heard a sound resembling an explosion while offering prayers.
When he returned, he found the office engulfed in flames and immediately informed senior officials.
Branch official Ranjan Kumar Kundu said the nightwatchman alerted him to the fire by phone early Wednesday.
He then contacted the Fire Service, whose personnel rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze.
Kundu said a petrol bottle was also recovered from the scene.
Police and other law enforcement personnel visited the damaged branch following the incident.
Netrakona Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abul Khair said the incident was under investigation.
He said investigators had yet to establish how the fire started or whether it was an act of arson. Further details would be disclosed after the investigation, he added.
