Eighty-five BNP leaders and activists, including central leader Azizul Bari Helal and district BNP unit Member Secretary Monirul Hasan Bappi, have been sued for torching a bus in Khulna’s Rupsha upazila on Sunday night, during a countrywide blockade called by the BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties.
Sheikh Farid Ahmed, sub-inspector (SI) at Rupsha police station, filed the case on Monday, Md Shahin, officer-in-charge (OC) of the police station, confirmed.
At least 25 BNP leaders and activists were named in the case and 60 were unnamed, the OC said.
So far eight people have been arrested in connection with the arson, added the police officer.
Earlier on Sunday night, a parked bus of Mayer Ancal Paribahan was set on fire in Khulna’s Rupsha upazila.
