Three buses parked at two separate locations in Mirpur, Dhaka, were set on fire by miscreants.
The incidents took place on Zoo Road under Shah Ali Police Station on Tuesday night and at the Fulkoli intersection under Pallabi Police Station on Wednesday morning.
Around 12:45am, miscreants set fire to a parked bus of Zoo City Paribahan in front of Jahangir Hotel on the Zoo Road.
Locals spotted the fire and informed the Fire Service.
Shah Ali Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Ripon confirmed the incident.
In a separate incident, two buses belonging to Bikalpa Paribahan and Abhijat Paribahan were torched around 6:40am. The buses were parked on the road at the Fulkoli intersection in Mirpur-12.
Local residents later spotted the fire and brought it under control using water.
Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Jalal Uddin said miscreants were setting buses on fire to create panic among the public.
No one was injured or killed in the incidents. Police were working to identify and arrest those involved, he added.
