A fire broke out late at night at the Primary Education Directorate’s store room in Mirpur-2, Dhaka, where individuals wearing burqas allegedly set the blaze. Police have arrested three employees of the directorate—cleaners Asmaul Islam, Md. Jinnat Ali Biswas, and Humayun Kabir Khan—in connection with the incident. The arrests were announced by Mirpur Division Deputy Police Commissioner Mostak Sarkar at a press briefing held at the DMP Media Center on Saturday evening.

According to police, the fire occurred between 2:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on Friday, damaging a large number of laptops stored on the second floor. Of 735 laptops, 450 remained intact, 33 were partially damaged, 29 severely damaged, and 140 completely burned, while 83 were missing. A regular case has been filed at Mirpur Model Police Station. Police said Asmaul Islam admitted to setting the fire during initial questioning, leading to the arrest of the other two suspects.

Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan and State Minister Bobby Hajjaj visited the site and expressed concern. The minister directed the secretary to form a three-member investigation committee immediately.