Miscreants set two private cars afire after vandalising those in the city’s Bijoynagar area on Monday afternoon on the second day of another spell of 72-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance. Police and witnesses said a group of 10-12 people, three of them wearing masks, exploded 4-5 crude bombs beside Dutch-Bangla Bank of Bijoynagar branch around 4pm. Later, they vandalised two private cars there and set fire to those by pouring petrol. As police from nearby area fired gunshots, miscreants fled away. Later, fire fighters extinguished the fire. –UNB, Dhaka.
