As many as 19 vehicles, including four in Dhaka, have been burnt during the 48-hour hartal, or shutdown, enforced by the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami, the Fire Service and Civil Defence has said. During the hartal between Sunday morning and Monday evening, 17 fire incidents involving transports were reported, according to a notice from the fire service, reports bdnews24.com. In the 17 fire incidents, a total 19 vehicles were set ablaze while four incidents took place in Dhaka. Seven vehicles were torched in Rajshahi Division, four in Chattogram and one in Mymensingh. In Dhaka, a bus was torched next to Jatrabari Police Station and a BRTC double-decker in Mirpur.

Source: bd News24 November 21, 2023 17:21 UTC