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Passenger bus torched in capital’s Khilkhet

News Desk Crime 2023-11-07, 6:51am

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A passenger bus was torched in the capital’s Khilkhet area on Monday night.



A passenger bus was torched in the capital’s Khilkhet area on Monday night.

According to fire service, miscreants set fire to the bus of Akash Paribahan around 8:30pm.

Being informed, two units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. There were no reports of casualties.

Earlier, a bus, carrying Dhaka University staff and students, was torched around 5:20pm in Mirpur-10. Passengers and local people brought the fire under control.