Bus torched in Khulna’s Rupsha

A bus of ‘Mayer Ancal Paribahan’ was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Khulna’s Rupsha  upazila on Sunday night during the countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties.

The bus was set ablaze around 8:30 pm, said Md Shahin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Rupsha police station.

No casualties were reported.

“The bus was parked beside the land office. Some people came in a van and set fire to the bus,” he said.

Locals doused the fire and later informed police, he added.