Day 3 of blockade: 7 vehicles burnt countrywide so far

Fire fighters were trying to douse the fire set on a bus in Rangunia, Chattogram. Collected Photo

Miscreants set seven vehicles on fire in different parts of Dhaka city, Chattagram, Feni, Netrokona and Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj today (November 02, 2023), on the last day of the three-day blockade enforced by BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and their allies.

Witnesses said, miscreants set a bus of ‘Poristhan Paribahan’ on fire in Uttara’s Azampur area in Dhaka at 7:04 am.

Meanwhile, a group of miscreants set a private car on fire in Dhaka Education Board area at 4:45 am.

A bus of ‘Moumita Paribahan’ was set on fire at 4:41 am in front of Mohammadpur Beribadh Dhaka Uddyan Housing Project.

Around 4am, two buses were vandalized and one of these was set on fire in Rangunia of Chattogram.

A truck carrying sugar was set on fire at Lalpole in Feni Sadar upazila (Dhaka-Chattogram Highway) around 4 am today. However, there were no casualties.

Miscreants set fire to a bus parked at the new bus stand at Kendua in Netrakona on early Thursday.

Miscreants also set a cotton-carrying truck on fire at 6:40 am at Kanchan Road in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district.

The second day of the three-day blockade was marked by clashes, vandalism and torching of vehicles in Dhaka and elsewhere on Wednesday.

Law enforcers detained more than 100 leaders and activists of BNP and other opposition parties across the country on the second day of the road, rail and waterways blockade.