Bus set on fire near Sutrapur Fire Station in Old Dhaka
The incident took place around 6pm when the bus of Malancha Paribahan was parked on the roadside.
A group of unidentified individuals set fire to a bus near Sutrapur Fire Station in Old Dhaka's Katherpul area this evening (11 November), police said.
The incident took place around 6pm when the bus of Malancha Paribahan was parked on the roadside. Fire service personnel quickly reached the spot and doused the flames before it could spread further.
Confirming the incident, Sutrapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Saiful Islam said, "A group of unidentified individuals set the bus on fire and fled the scene immediately. We are reviewing CCTV footage to identify those involved."
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He added that as the fire service station was nearby, the blaze was brought under control promptly. "No casualties were reported in the incident."
In a press briefing today, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Sazzat Ali said that in the past two days alone, nine vehicles were set on fire.
Just a day earlier, two Victor Paribahan buses were set on fire in Dhaka's Merul Badda and Shahjadpur areas.
Later that day, another bus of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology was set on fire in capital's Dhanmondi.
