Fire set to BNP office banner and train coach in Khulna
Miscreants set fire to the BNP office in Batiaghata, Khulna, and to a coach at Khulna railway station.
The miscreants set fire to the BNP office in front of Darogar Vita in Ward 8 of Jalma Union No. 1 of Batiaghata upazila early on Tuesday (10 November).
Locals said that at the time of the Fajr prayer, two young men arrived on a motorcycle and stood in front of the upazila BNP office. Shortly afterwards, they set fire to the banner in front of the office and quickly left the scene. As both of them were wearing masks, they could not be identified.
With the help of locals, the fire was quickly put out. Police visited the scene after receiving the news.
SM Mizanur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Batiaghata Police Station, said two young men set fire to the banner of the BNP office and left the scene. "We are in the field. An investigation into the incident is underway. Those involved in this incident will not be spared," he said.
On the other hand, a fire broke out in a train coach around 12:50 am on Monday night (9 November). Three chairs in the coach were damaged in the fire.
Khulna railway police said the Nakshikantha train, which had departed from Dhaka, reached Khulna at night. Later, the fire broke out while the train was being taken from the platform to the wash field. The fire was later put out with the help of locals and the railway police present. Police's preliminary view is that the fire started from a mosquito coil.
Md Ziaur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Railway Police Station, said the fire broke out in coach S 5225 of the Nakshikantha near Joragate while it was being taken to the wash field. The fire was put out at night through everyone's efforts. The fire started from a coil.
No one was injured in either incident, it is learnt. However, police are continuing their investigation to identify those involved in setting fire to the BNP office.
