Miscreants set at least five vehicles ablaze at Banasree, Moghbazar, Nilkhet, Motijheel and Victoria park areas in the capital on Thursday, the third day of the countrywide transport blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance. Witnesses said a bus of ‘Rab Rab Paribahan’ was set afire at Banasree around 11:15 am. Local people extinguished the fire. Another a microbus was torched by some blockaders near Moghbazar Wireless Gate around 2 pm. Earlier, miscreants torched a bus of ‘Dibanishi Paribahan’ near Motijheel Shapla Chattar around 10:05 am. Besides, blockaders set fire to another bus at Nilkhet Crossing around 2:30 am. Another bus of Victoria Paribahan was set afire near Victoria Park under Kotwali Police Station around 5:17 pm. However, local people doused the flame before the arrival of a fire fighter unit on the spot. However, o casualty was reported. Earlier, having failed to come out of her office to join her alliance’s planned rally in the city, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday announced a countrywide blockade until they come up with a fresh decision. – Dhaka, Jan 8 (UNB)
