4 buses set on fire in capital
The arson attacks took place in Elephant Road, New Market, Sayedabad and Gulistan areas ahead of the BNP-Jamaat blockade announced for tomorrow
267 incidents of arson have been reported from 28 October to 8 December. File Photo.
Four buses were set on fire in the capital's Elephant Road, New Market, Sayedabad and Gulistan areas on Saturday.
Photo: Zia Chowdhury
Around 7:30pm, a passenger bus of Mirpur Link Paribahan was torched in front of Gawsia Market in the capital, fire service's Station Officer Talha Bin Zasim said on Saturday.
Another bus owned by Green University was set on fire around 7:43pm outside the Multiplan Center in the Elephant Road area.
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The third incident took place under the flyover near Sayedabad's Janapath intersection around 7:55pm.
A Green University bus set on fire at Elephant road. Photo: Zia Chowdhury
Around 10:02pm, miscreants set fire to a bus of Manjil Paribahan in front of Patal Market in Gulistan area of the capital.
Photo: Collected
Two fire fighting units from Siddique Bazar Fire Station put out the blaze.
