Another bus set on fire in Dhanmondi
The bus belongs to Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology
Following incidents in Merul Badda and Shahjadpur, another bus was set on fire in capital's Dhanmondi this evening (10 November).
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The bus belongs to Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology.
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The bus was torched in front of Dhanmondi LabAid Hospital around 7:30pm. The cause of the blaze could not be known immediately.
No casualty has been reported in the incident so far.
Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer at the Fire Service control room, confirmed that two units were dispatched to the scene after receiving the alert.
Dhanmondi Police Station Inspector (Operations) Abdul Qayyum added that a police team was sent to the scene.
"The bus was badly burnt, so the university name may only be identified after the fire is fully extinguished," he said.
Earlier in the day, two other incidents were reported in the capital. An Akash Paribahan bus was set on fire near BRAC University in Merul Badda at 5:40am, and a Victor Classic bus torched in Shahjadpur Banshtala at 6:14am.
Fire service teams later extinguished both fires.
