Bus torched in Uttara on third day of blockade

A bus was set on fire in Dhaka's Uttara area this morning.

Unidentified miscreants torched the bus of Paristhan Paribahan around 7:00am in Azampur area, said Rafi Al Faruk, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.

Two fire engines doused the blaze at 7:30am, the fire service official said.

The incident took place on the last day of the three-day countrywide blockade.

The BNP, Jamaat, and the former's like-minded parties separately called the three-day countrywide blockade of roads, railways, and waterways protesting police action on their demonstrations and arrests of their activists.