Bus, covered van torched in Gazipur

A parked covered van in Chandra area of Gazipur on Monday night, hours after another group set a bus ablaze in the same area. UNB

Gazipur, Nov 10 (UNB) – Miscreants set fire to a parked covered van in Chandra area of Gazipur on Monday night, hours after another group set a bus ablaze in the same area.

They set fire to the van around 11pm in front of the covered van parked beside the Chandra-Nabinagar road in the Hajibari area, said Tarikul Islam, an official of Kaliakair Fire Service and Civil Defence.

According to locals and fire service sources, passersby noticed flames and thick black smoke coming from the front of the vehicle and raised the alarm.

Local people initially tried to bring the fire under control and informed the Kaliakair Fire Service.

On information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.

The front portion of the covered van was damaged in the fire.

Earlier in the evening, miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in the Chandra intersection area.

He said two fire service brought the fire under control.

In Naogaon, two parked buses of Al Baraka Paribahan caught fire in Naogaon town around midnight on Tuesday, causing damage to the vehicles.

The fire broke out around 12:30am at Gabtali intersection on the town's bypass road.

According to police, three buses were parked at the spot when two of them suddenly caught fire.

On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control.

Officer-in-Charge of Naogaon Sadar Model Police Station Mintu Rahman said police were sent to the spot after receiving information about the fire. - UNB