A helper of a bus was burned to death and its driver was injured as miscreants set a bus of Wasim Paribahan on fire in Demra in the capital early Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Nayem, 22, son of Alam Chaklader of Barisal district and the injured driver was identified as Rabiul Islam, 25.
The police officer said that it is not known who set the fire. At that time the bus was parked on the side of the road. And they were sleeping inside.
Saidur Rahman, sub-inspector of Demra police station, confirmed the matter.
Both were sleeping inside the bus when the bus was set on fire around 3am, said the police official.
The body was kept in Mitford Hospital.
The injured driver is undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with 17% burn injury, said the police.