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4 buses torched in Dhaka

  • No casualties reported
  • Firefighting units working

 

Update : 11 Nov 2023, 10:46 PM

Three buses were set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Dhaka's Arambagh, Gabtoli, Gulistan and Jatrabari areas on Saturday night.

Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters Duty Officer Ershad Hossain confirmed the matter.

An Anabil Paribahan bus was torched in Dhaka's Jatrabari at around 9:27pm.

A Shomoy Niyontron bus was torched in front of Sundarban Square Super Market, Gulistan at around 9pm.

A bus of Lal Sobuj Paribahan was torched in front of Notre Dame College in Dhaka's Arambagh area around 8:20pm.

Another Gabtoli Express bus was torched in front of Gabtoli Bus Stand in the capital around 8:30pm.

No casualties were reported in the incidents.

Several firefighting units are working to douse the flames.

The incidents took place a day before the 48-hour -- Sunday and Monday-- blockade called by the opposition BNP for the fourth time. 

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