Staff Reporter:
Four buses were set on fire in Gabtoli, Motijheel, Gulistan and Jatrabari areas of the capital last night, hours before the 48-hour blockade from tomorrow announced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
A bus named ‘Lal Sobuj Paribahan’ was set on fire in front of Notre Dame College in Arambagh area of Motijheel at around 8:20pm while another bus named ‘Gabtoli Express’ was torched in front of Gabtoli bus terminal 10 minutes later.
The two other buses were torched in Gulistan and Jatrabari in the capital. Of the the buses, a bus named ‘Somoy Niyontron’ was torched in front of Sundarban Square Market in Gulistan at 9:00pm while another bus named ‘Anabil Paribahan’ was torched in Jatrabari at around 9:27pm.
Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) confirmed the information in a press release tonight.
On information, firefighting units from the respective fire stations rushed to the spots and extinguished the fire.
