DHAKA: A fire broke out on third floor at the gallery of the national museum in capital’s Shahbagh area on Sunday morning.

The fire originated around 9:00am and then soon engulfed the whole floor.

On information, five fire fighting units rushed the spot and brought the blaze under control after half an hour effort.

But, the extent of loss in the fire could not be known immediately.

BDST: 1028 HRS, MAR 30, 2014