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11th blockade: Bus burnt in Dhaka’s Gulistan
A bus of Bahon Paribahan was burnt around 10 am, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of FSCD headquarters (media cell).
Unidentified arsonists set a bus on fire in Dhaka’s Gulistan area Tuesday morning, on the first day of the latest blockade called by BNP and like-minded opposition parties.
A bus of Bahon Paribahan was burnt around 10 am, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of FSCD headquarters (media cell).
Two fire-fighting units from Siddique Bazar station reached the spot and doused the blaze at 10:16 am, he said.
No casualties were reported.
On Monday night, miscreants set two buses on fire in Dhaka’s Tikatuli and Mohammadpur areas.
BNP and like-minded parties are observing hartals and blockades across the country to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by the Election Commission (EC).