Bus, covered van and pickup set on fire in one night in Gazipur, Mirpur and Bagerhat
Miscreants set fire to a parked covered van in Chandra, Gazipur. The front part of the covered van burned down. Two units of the fire service reached the spot after receiving the news and brought the fire under control.
The fire broke out around 11 pm on Monday night (November 9) in the Hajibari area on the Chandra-Nabinagar highway in the district.
According to local and fire service sources, a covered van was parked beside the road in the Hajibari area of Chandra. Around 11 pm, passers-by suddenly saw fire and black smoke rising from the front of the van. They started shouting, and people gathered and tried to control the fire.
After receiving the news, two units of the Kaliakair Fire Service reached the spot and brought the fire under control at 11:45 pm.
Earlier, around 6:30 pm, miscreants set fire to a passenger bus named Azmeri Glory in the Kajli Farm area of Chandra Trimor in the district. The covered van fire occurred a few hours after that incident. It has created panic across the entire area.
Tariqul Islam, an officer of the Kaliakair Fire Service and Civil Defence, said another covered van fire occurred near Chandra Trimor. Our two units reached the spot and brought the fire under control.
When Kaliakair police station officer-in-charge (OC) Shahidul Islam was called over the phone on this matter, he did not receive the call.
After Farmgate, miscreants set fire to a passenger bus of Basumati Paribahan parked in Mirpur 11 in the capital. A fire service unit later brought the fire under control.
The incident took place around 9 pm on Monday (November 9) on the road beside the post office in section 11 of Pallabi police station. The bus's seats, glass and various parts of its body burned down. However, no one was injured in the incident.
Pallabi police station officer-in-charge (OC) Mohammad Jalal Uddin said miscreants set fire to a Basumati Paribahan bus parked on the road in front of the post office and fled. Efforts are underway to identify and arrest the miscreants by analysing CCTV footage.
He also said police held a meeting with leaders of the bus owners' association two days ago. There, they were warned to strengthen bus security and not to park buses on the road. Bus owners should also remain alert to avoid such incidents.
Meanwhile, in the Maniktala area of Bagerhat Sadar upazila, miscreants set fire to the tyre of a moving banana-laden pickup van while chanting the slogans 'Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu, Joy Tanmoy Bhai'. They fled the scene chanting slogans.
The incident took place around 9:30 pm on Monday (November 9). The pickup driver said four to five unknown young men arrived on motorcycles and got down near the pickup. They then chanted 'Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu, Joy Tanmoy Bhai', set fire to the vehicle's tyre and fled quickly.
According to police and eyewitness sources, the banana-laden pickup van was passing through the Maniktala area at night when several young men on motorcycles stopped it. They then set fire to the pickup's tyre and quickly left the scene.
Md Samsul Arefin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bagerhat Sadar Model police station, said the incident of setting fire to the tyre of a banana-laden pickup in the Maniktala area had taken place. After being informed, police visited the scene. Police are working to identify those involved in the incident.
