A bus of Sharmili Paribahan was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in MC Bazar area in Gazipur on Wednesday amid the countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP and like-minded opposition parties.
The incident took place around 6:08pm and two firefighting units rushed to the spot around 6:16pm, said
Sreepur Fire Station Station Officer Tanha Bin Zasim.
On November 6, BNP, Jamaat-e-Islam and like-minded parties announced a 48-hour road-rail-waterways blockade across the country beginning from Wednesday.
The latest spell of agitation was announced on the last day of the opposition’s 48-hour nationwide blockade which was marked by widespread incidents of violence, including clashes with police, vandalising and burning vehicles.