Bus set on fire at Baitul Mukarram south gate

A bus was set in fire at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka this morning.

Two fire engines rushed to the spot when a Shikor Paribahan bus torched at around 9:00 a.m., according to Lima Khanam, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room.

However, no one was injured.

The ruling Awami League held a "peace rally" at Baitul Mukarram‍‍`s south gate yesterday.

In response to the police intervention that led the BNP to call off its Nayapaltan grand rally yesterday, the BNP is holding a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal today.