Two more buses torched in Dhaka`s Shyamoli and Bhatara area this evening.
Along with this, four buses have been set on fire in Dhaka today on the second day of the three-day nationwide blockade announced by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami.
No casualties were reported said police.
In Shyamoli, unidentified persons disguised as passengers got into a Gabtoli bound bus of Welcome Paribahan and set it on fire around 6:00pm, according to Mohammad Imrul, Assistant Commissioner (Traffic) of Mohammadpur Zone.
He said that the fire was quickly put out by police and the locals.
Meanwhile, another Baishakhi Paribahan bus was set on fire near the Jamuna Future Park at 7:07 p.m. Two fire engines extinguished the fire, said Ershad Hossain, duty officer at the Fire Service control room.
Syed Monirul Islam, senior station officer of Baridhara fire station, said the bus was empty when miscreants torched it.
Earlier, two youths torched a bus of Midline Paribahan around 11:00am in the Mugda area.
Police detained one man, Al Amin (25), from the spot.
Around 4:00pm, a bus of "Itihash Paribahan" was set on fire beside the Kafrul Police Station, reported UNB.
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