A man has been killed and three others sustained burn injuries in an arson at a truck in Chandra under Chandpur sadar upazila.
Deceased truck driver Jahangir was a resident of Satkhira.
Miscreants hurled petrol bomb targeting a goods-laden truck around 11:30pm on Wednesday.
Jahangir died on the spot while three others received burn injuries.
Injured goods owner Sharif, 40, truck helper Khurshed, 30, and Rubel were admitted to Chandpur Government General Hospital in a critical condition.
Later, they were shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
Chandpur Police Super Md Ameer Zafar said: “We have started conducted drives from Wednesday night to arrest the culprits.”
Meanwhile, miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a another goods-laden truck in Roghunathpur. Truck driver Amanat Khan, 20, and helper Kalu Bepari, 22, got injured while jumping off the truck in a hurry.
However, they did not sustain burn injuries in the incident.