The Crime Desk: At least 23 vehicles were set on fire in different parts of the country, including the capital, during the last two days of the blockade program by like-minded parties, including BNP-Jamaat. These include 16 buses, two trucks, one truck, CNG, Laguna, a private car, and a mini truck. These vehicles were set on fire from 4 a.m. last Sunday to last Monday evening. Later, the fire service personnel brought the fire under control.
Miscreants set fire to a CNG-powered autorickshaw in the city yesterday morning. The CNG-powered autorickshaw was completely gutted. The incident took place in the morning at the Atura depot in the Panchlaish police station area. At the same time, a covered van was vandalized by arsonists. Panchlaish Police Station OC Santosh Kumar Chakma said that three suspects have been arrested in this incident.
Besides, miscreants set fire to a bus in Anwara’s Chatri Chaumuhani market around 4 a.m. Anwara Fire Service Station official Mong Suinu Marma said the bus was completely burned. Miscreants set another bus on fire at the Oxygen Mor Railway Gate area of the city at 11 p.m. on Sunday. Earlier in the morning, miscreants set fire to a bus of garment workers in the Dhumpara area of Patenga police station in the city. In the last two days, miscreants set fire to four vehicles in and around Chittagong City during the blockade program.
