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A total of 149 people have been charged with setting buses on fire at nine locations in the capital on Thursday and four separate cases have been recorded at Shahbagh and Paltan police stations. A total of 13 people have been arrested so far in the incident, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said. According to them, buses and government vehicles that circulate on the highways have been set on fire in order to maintain public order and violence.
The fire broke out at Press Club, Gulistan, Motijheel, Nayabazar, Kantaban Junction, Shahjahanpur, Nayapaltan, Bhatara Pragati Sarani Coca-Cola Junction and Purbali Petrol Pump in the Motijheel area between 12 noon and 5:30 pm Thursday. The fire was brought under control thanks to the efforts of fire service personnel. The bus that caught fire in the Kantaban area burned down completely. The others were partially burned. However, no casualties were reported.
Police and transportation officials said that, as before, the criminals climbed onto the passenger base, set the back of the bus on fire and quickly got out. Security has been tightened in the capital after the fire. Several squads of policemen and water cannons were deployed in front of the BNP headquarters from noon onwards. The police are also on alert on the surrounding roads and alleys. On the other hand, after setting the bus on fire, the police arrested 9 leaders and activists in front of the BNP office of Naya Paltan.
Ittefaq / ZHD
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