Miscreants set fire to a parked covered van in Chandra area of Gazipur on Monday night, hours after another group set a bus ablaze in the same area.
They set fire to the van around 11pm in front of the covered van parked beside the Chandra-Nabinagar road in the Hajibari area, said Tarikul Islam, an official of Kaliakair Fire Service and Civil Defence.
According to locals and fire service sources, passersby noticed flames and thick black smoke coming from the front of the vehicle and raised the alarm.
Locals initially tried to bring the fire under control and informed the Kaliakair Fire Service.
On receiving information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.
The front portion of the covered van was damaged in the fire.
Earlier in the evening, miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in the Chandra intersection area.
He said two fire service units brought the fire under control.