Miscreants have set fire to two buses parked on the roadside in different areas of Chattogram city on early Tuesday.
According to Fire Service and police sources, the first bus was set alight in New Mansurabad area under Akbar Shah Police Station around 3am. Later, another bus was torched in Sagarika Shafi Motors area under Pahartali Police Station.
No passengers or drivers were inside either of the vehicles when the fires were started.
Upon receiving reports of the incidents, Chattogram Fire Service personnel rushed to the respective locations and brought the blazes under control.
The extent of damage caused to the two buses could not be ascertained immediately, the Fire Service control room informed.
Chattogram Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Ruhul Amin Labu confirmed that miscreants had set fire to the two buses.
He said police are collecting and examining CCTV footage from the scenes to identify the individuals involved.
These incidents follow a prior arson attack on Sunday night, when a bus caught fire in the city’s Kalurghat area, alongside multiple crude bomb explosions in New Market area on the same night.
Police are working to identify and arrest those responsible for the series of bus fires and explosions that have occurred across Chattogram city within a span of a few days.
