Bus torched in Chittagong during BNP blockade

A bus of Esha Paribahan was set on fire by unidentified people in the Oxygen Mor area of Chittagong late on Sunday during a 48-hour countrywide blockade enforced by the BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties.

The incident happened around 11pm, said Ferdous Jahan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bayazid Bostami police station.

On receiving the information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze, he added.

No casualties were reported.

A case will be filed in this connection, said the OC.