Bus Set on Fire at Pragati Sarani in Dhaka

Dhaka, Bangladesh || Sunday, 8 November 2026 || 23 Kartik 1433

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Bus Set on Fire at Pragati Sarani in Dhaka

Published : Saturday, 7 November, 2026 at 12:53 PM, Count : 141

Bus Set on Fire at Pragati Sarani in Dhaka

A bus of Baishakhi Paribahan was set on fire on Pragati Sarani in Dhaka on Friday evening.

The bus, which operates on the Savar-Natun Bazar route, was standing at an intersection when the incident occurred, police said.

Mehedi Hasan, inspector (investigation) of Vatara Police Station, told The Daily Star that a man set fire to the bus. Police were working to identify and arrest the suspect.

The bus driver and helper were taken to the police station for questioning over the incident, he added.

Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said two firefighting units reached the scene at 6:20pm after receiving information and brought the fire under control.

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