Sun News Desk : A fire broke out in a private bank branch in old Dhaka's Gulistan area on Monday.

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The fire started in Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd branch on the second floor of the building around 1:50am, said Fire Service duty officer Rashed Bin Khalid.

On information, five fire-fighting units from the nearby Siddique Bazar station rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control at about 2:10am.

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The duty official also said the reason behind the blaze and damages caused by it could not be known yet.

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