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School bus torched in Dhaka's Bhatara
Greenwatch Desk
Fire
2026-11-08, 11:18pm
A school bus belonging to Jolshiri Cantonment School and College was set on fire in the capital's Bhatara area on Sunday evening.
The incident took place around 5:18pm in the 100 Feet area near Bhatara Police Station.
On information, two firefighting units from Baridhara Fire Station rushed to the spot and douse the blaze around 5:40pm, said Rashid Bin Khalid, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters control room, reports UNB.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.