Another bus torched, this time in Mohammadpur

Another bus was torched at Mohammadpur area in Dhaka this morning.

Two fire engines doused the fire after a bus of Paristhan Paribahan was set on fire around 10:20am, said inspector Ashraful Islam of Mohammad Fire Station.

However, no one was injured, he said.

Earlier around 9:00am, a bus of Shikor Paribahan was torched at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram.

Around 3:00am, the helper of a bus died after the vehicle was torched in Demra.

BNP is observing a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal today in response to the police action that forced BNP to abruptly end its Nayapaltan grand rally yesterday.