48-hour blockade: A bus set ablaze in Mirpur

Miscreants set ablaze yet another bus in Mirpur 10 circle of Dhaka, amidst the ongoing 48-hour nationwide blockade enforced by BNP, Jamaat, and allied opposition parties.

The arson attack on a bus of ‘Projapoti Paribahan’ at the busy Mirpur 10 circle was reported around 1:13 p.m., said Talha Bin Jashim, station officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence's media cell, as per UNB reports.

Responding to the call, two firefighting units from Mirpur Fire Station rushed to the spot to douse the fire within a few minutes, he said.

Earlier, nine arson attacks were reported across the country over the past 24 hours amid the new 48-hour blockade called by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

For the fourth time, BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties have called a countrywide blockade of roads, rail lines, and waterways to press home their demand ahead of the national election.