Minibus torched in Ashulia
Police say it was attempted arson, not a successful act of setting the entire bus alight
A parked minibus belonging to Grameen Paribahan was subjected to an arson attack in Ashulia early this morning (17 November) around 4:45am in the Beron area of the Tongi-Ashulia-EPZ road.
No casualties were reported.
The bus driver, Md Pintu, stated that the 32-seater vehicle was parked by the road overnight after completing its regular passenger service yesterday. The bus helper, who had briefly left the vehicle after washing it to use a restroom, returned to find the bus on fire. Locals rushed to the scene and managed to extinguish the flames using water.
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Pintu said that all the seats were burned, estimating the damage at approximately Tk2 lakh.
However, Ashulia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Abdul Hannan provided a slightly different account to The Business Standard, stating it was an attempted arson, not a successful act of setting the entire bus alight.
"There was a patrol team of ours near the spot. When they chased [the assailants], the miscreants fled," OC Hannan said. "Efforts are underway to identify those involved and bring them to justice."
