Two more buses torched in Savar and Dhamrai, eight in six days

Two parked buses have been set on fire in Savar and Dhamrai near Dhaka. The incidents took place at separate locations on Monday night. With these, eight buses have been torched in Savar and Dhamrai in the last six days.

Fire service officials in Savar and Dhamrai believe the buses are being set on fire with the intent of sabotage.

According to the Savar Fire Service, a bus belonging to Savar Paribahan, parked at Moylar Mor in Genda Mohalla of Savar municipal area, was set on fire at around 2am on Monday night. Two fire service units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control, but most of the interior of the bus had already burnt down.

Jahangir Alam, station officer of the Savar Fire Service, said it is believed that miscreants set fire to the bus with the intent of sabotage, adding that several more buses have been torched with the same intent recently.

Meanwhile, according to the Dhamrai Fire Service, a bus belonging to Hamza Brothers Paribahan, parked beside the office of the Assistant Commissioner (Land) in Dhamrai municipal area, was set on fire at around 1am on Monday night.

Fire service personnel reached the spot and brought the fire under control, but the interior of the bus was almost completely burnt.

Al-Amin Khan, station officer of the Dhamrai Fire Service, said the preliminary assessment is that the bus was set on fire with the intent of sabotage.

Earlier, at around 9:30pm on Monday (9 November), miscreants also set fire to a parked bus belonging to Basumati Paribahan in the capital's Mirpur area. The incident took place in the Dakghar area of Mirpur's Section 11.5, and fire service personnel brought the blaze under control after reaching the spot.

The torching of eight buses in Savar and Dhamrai in six days has caused concern in the area, with fire service officials pointing to suspected sabotage in each incident.