A passenger bus belonging to Baishakhi Paribahan was set on fire in Notun Bazar area of Baridhara, Dhaka on Friday evening.
The incident took place at 5:48pm on the vehicle operating on the Savar-Notun Bazar route, shortly after it had dropped off passengers at Notun Bazar.
Miscreants suddenly set fire to the bus, and officials of the transport company said they could not identify who was responsible.
Anarul Islam, media cell official at the Fire Service, confirmed the incident.
He said the Fire Service received information about the fire at 5:48pm, and two units from Baridhara Fire Station reached the scene at 5:57pm and brought the blaze under control, with no casualties reported so far.
Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer at the Fire Service, said two units reached the spot at 6:20pm and completely doused the fire.
A team from Vatara Police Station quickly arrived at the spot and removed the vehicle, according to the station’s duty officer.
The driver and helper of the bus have been taken to the police station for interrogation regarding the incident.
