5 buses torched in Dhaka

Five buses were set on fire by unidentified criminals in the capital's Arambagh, Gabtoli, Gulistan, Jatrabari, and Kafrul areas tonight.

A bus of Projapoti Paribahan was set afire around 11:38pm in Mirpur's Kafrul area, said Ershad Hossain, duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters.

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A passenger was injured when an Anabil Paribahan bus was torched in Jatrabari at around 9:27pm.

Jabbar, 35, was admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 10:00pm, said Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital police outpost.

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Earlier, a Shomoy Niyontron bus was torched in front of Sundarban Square Super Market, Gulistan at around 9:00pm.

Meanwhile, a bus of Lal Sobuj Paribahan was torched in front of Notre Dame College in the capital's Arambagh area around 8:20pm and a Gabtoli Express bus in front of Gabtoli Bus Stand around 8:30pm, he added.

Fire engines went to the spot and doused the fires.