Habiganj, Jan 6 (UNB) - Miscreants set fire to Dhalaipar Government Primary School, a polling center at Chandona village of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district, on Friday night.

Md Manikuzzaman, in-charge of Chunarughat Fire Station, said miscreants set the school on fire around 12 am, which was likely to be used as a polling station in the upazila under Habiganj-4 constituency.

On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze.

Three rooms, benches, desks, chairs, tables, doors, and the tin roof were gutted in the fire.

Hillol Roy, officer-in-charge of Chunarughat Police Station, said police are trying to identify the arsonists.

Primarily, it is suspected that the extent of the damage caused by the fire is Tk 6 lakh.