A total of 253 arson attacks have been recorded till 6am on Tuesday during blockades and hartals called by the BNP, Jamaat and their like-minded opposition parties since the end of October.
An arson attack was reported between 6am on December 4 till 6am on Tuesday during the second day of the latest road, rail and waterways blockade called by opposition parties.
The arson attack was carried out in Dhaka’s Gulistan area at 2:23pm on Monday, said Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence media cell.
A total of 10 members of two firefighting units worked to douse the fire, added the fire official.
After a break on Tuesday, the BNP and its like-minded opposition parties are going to enforce another 48-hour road-rail-waterway blockade across the country starting Wednesday morning to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission.