United News of Bangladesh

Miscreants set fire to a tyre of a goods-laden lorry in Jalkuri Koroitola area on the Dhaka-Narayanganj link road on Tuesday night. The miscreants poured petrol on the tyre of the lorry and set it on fire around 11:30 pm, said Tarek Al Mehedi, Additional Superintendent of Narayanganj Police. The driver and his helper extinguished the fire using a fire extinguisher kept in the vehicle. Some parts of the lorry’s tyre were damaged but no casualties or major damage was reported. Police are reviewing CCTV footage from nearby areas to identify those involved in the arson attack, said Tarek. Meanwhile, police arrested nine activists of Awami League (now activities banned) and its affiliated organisations from different parts of the district.