Three buses were set on fire in the capital’s Bangla motor and Mipur areas amid the countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP, Jamaat, and like-minded opposition parties.
Miscreants set a Shikor Paribahan bus on fire in the capital’s Mirpur 11 around 6:58 p.m.
According to the fire service, two firefighting units from Pallabi Fire Station rushed to the spot at 7:04 p.m. They are working to douse the fire.
An Airport-Bangabandhu-Avenue Paribahan bus was set on fire in the capital’s Bangla motor around 6:25 pm today.
The first unit of the fire service arrived at the spot at 6:37 p.m. Two units are currently working to douse the fire, said the fire service.
The incident took place in front of the Government Bangla College in Mirpur, said Rozina Akter, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters.
The fire was doused by locals before fire service units reached the spot, she said.
With the new incidents, 13 buses have been set on fire across the country in around 24 hours.
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