Unidentified arsonists have set fire to Shilpa Bank’s staff bus in Dhaka’s Motijheel. “The bus was already moved from the spot after the locals doused the fire,” he added. According to Belal Hossain, an inspector of Motijheel Police Station, some seats of the bus were damaged in the fire. The BNP has been staging hartals, or shutdowns, and transport blockades since the party’s Oct 28 rally, which ended in clashes with police. The fire service has reported 263 vehicles have been set ablaze so far across the country amid growing tensions prior to the Jan 7 elections.

Source: bd News24 December 11, 2023 13:40 UTC