2 buses, pickup set on fire ahead of 48-hour hartal
File Photo: A bus of Bihanga Paribahan was set on fire in the capital's Agargaon area on Saturday (18 November). Photo: Courtesy
Two buses and one pickup van were set on fire in Dhaka and Rajshahi as a 48-hour hartal, announced by opposition parties, including BNP and Jamaat, is set to be enforced from Sunday morning.
A pickup van was set on fire in Battali area of Joypurhat Sadar upazila in Rajshahi around 9:45pm today.
Around 7:40 pm, a bus was set on fire outside the Toll Plaza in Gulistan of the capital.
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Photo: Courtesy
Two firefighting units from Siddiquebazar fire station are working to extinguish the blaze.
Iftekhar Mahmood, a resident of Mirpur who was on his way home, informed TBS that the bus was torched in front of the BAF Museum, just opposite Taltola market in Agargaon.
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