A driver of a CNG-run Auto-rickshaw received severe burns as the blockaders set ablaze his vehicle at Polytechnic circle at Chittagong on Monday, the first day of the 48-hour nationwide hartal.
The victim, Muhammad Mridul, 28, was admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital with severe burns.
Jahirul Islam, In-charge of CMCH police outpost confirmed the incident to the Dhaka tribune.
Some 37 people have been killed in arson attacks across the country in last couple of months as the main opposition BNP and its key alliances are observing non-stop agitation programmes to press home their demand of restoring the caretaker government system.