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A bus of Sharmili Paribahan was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in MC Bazar area of Mawna Sripur in Gazipur on Wednesday amid the countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP and like-minded opposition parties.
The incident took place around 6:08 pm and two firefighting units of Sripur Fire Station rushed to the spot around 6:16 pm, said Tanha Bin Zasim, station officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence Control Room (media cell).
On November 6, BNP, Jamaat and like-minded parties announced a 48-hour road-rail-waterways blockade across the country beginning from Wednesday.
The latest spell of agitation was announced on the last day of the opposition’s 48-hour nationwide blockade which was marked by widespread incidents of violence, including clashes with police, vandalising and burning vehicles.