The fire service says that 12 vehicles have been set ablaze across the country after the Election Commission set the date for the 12th national parliamentary elections, reports bdnews24.com. None of them were torched in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area. Restless crowds set 12 vehicles on fire between 6 pm Wednesday and 9 am Thursday, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official at fire service headquarters. But the fire service has not heard reports of any fires in Dhaka city since the schedule was announced. The vehicles consisted of two buses, two covered vans, five trucks, two three-wheelers, and a train.

Source: bd News24 November 16, 2023 05:47 UTC