Countrywide blockade

Countrywide blockade

Three buses torched in 90 minutes in city

Arsonists torched three buses in the capital’s Dhanmondi, Mirpur, and Gulistan in the span of just 90 minutes last night, on the eve of BNP’s dawn-to-dusk blockade.

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Railway attacks during hartal-blockade: Hotspots and patterns

Since the foiled BNP rally on October 28, the political situation has heated up with near-constant blockades and hartals. This has resulted in sustained violence across the country, with railway passengers and infrastructure becoming major targets

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Last Day of Blockade: Seven cops hurt in clash, crude bomb attack

A clash between police and BNP in Chattogram and a crude bomb attack on the police from a BNP procession in Bogura left at least seven policemen injured yesterday -- the last day of the 36-hour nationwide blockade enforced by BNP and its allies.

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36hr Blockade: 2 buses, lorry set on fire

Two buses and a lorry were set on fire and three vehicles were vandalised yesterday, the first day of BNP and its allies’ 36-hour nationwide blockade.

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2 buses set on fire in Mohammadpur, Tikatuli

Two buses were set on fire by unidentified arsonists in the capital's Mohammadpur and Tikatuli areas tonight, on the eve of the BNP's 36-hour blockade

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Unidentified arsonists torched a bus of Itihas Paribahan on ​​Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Ashulia of ​​Savar this evening, on the eve of BNP's 36-hour blockade

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263 vehicles, 15 properties set on fire since Oct 28

Miscreants vandalised one ambulance and set on fire to 162 buses, 44 trucks, 23 covered vans, 8 motorcycles, and 26 other vehicles

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10th Round of Blockade: 15 vehicles torched in two days

At least four vehicles were set on fire in the country yesterday, on last day of the 10th round of 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP and its allies.

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Bus torched in Tejgaon

Two fire engines of Tejgaon Fire Station went to the spot at 8:22pm and were trying to douse the blaze

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Arsonists identified, arrests soon: DB chief

Those who are behind blockades cannot evade responsibility for arson and vandalism, he says

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Bus torched in Narayanganj

On information, a fire engine of Adamjee EPZ Fire Station went to the spot at 6:47pm and doused the blaze

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Nine vehicles torched even before blockade started: fire service

Arsonists torched at least nine vehicles, mostly buses, even before the 48-hour countrywide blockade called by BNP and like-minded parties started from 6:00am today.

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Pick-up van torched in Gazipur

A pick-up van was set on fire by unidentified criminals in Gazipur's Joydebpur

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Arson attacks: No fuel in bottles, containers

DMP tells petrol pumps

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5 buses torched in Dhaka

The incidents took place in Arambagh, Gabtoli, Gulistan, Jatrabari, Kafrul

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64 buses set on fire in Dhaka since October 28: DMP

A total of 64 buses was set on fire in the capital from October 28 to November 9, police said today.

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Bus torched in Mirpur

Receiving the information at 11:10pm, two fire engines rushed to the spot and doused the blaze at 11:35pm

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Jamaat calls 48-hour blockade from Sunday

Jamaat-e-Islami's acting secretary general Maulana ATM Masum announced the new blockade programme in a statement today

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