Local people set a microbus on fire as a schoolboy was injured when the microbus hit an auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district on Monday. Quoting local people, Azizul Haque, officer-in-charge of Araihazar Police Station, said the microbus carrying some policemen hit the auto-rickshaw carrying some school students at Purinda area of the upazila, leaving a schoolboy injured. One policeman was also injured during the accident. Also read: RMG workers go on rampage in Gazipur; Bus torched When the policeman tried to blame the auto-rickshaw driver, the students of Purinda KM High School students turned furious and set the microbus on fire. On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The injured schoolboy was given first aid. Also read: Probe committee formed over torching 12 buses in Faridpur Vehicular movement on the busy road remained suspended for some time after the accident.

Miscreants torched an election campaign office of Awami League at Nalta union in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira disctrict early Thursday. Police said the incident occurred around 3 am at Paschim Paikara of Ward 7 of Nalta Union. Read:Kushtia pre-poll violence: 2 suffer bullet wounds among 6 injured Abul Hossain Par, AL-backed chairman candidate in Nalta Union, alleged that workers and supporters of independent candidate Azizur Rahman set fire to the election office, photos of Bangabandhu and the Prime Minister at night. He alleged that some accused in a sabotage case have come out of jail on bail and have been threatening the workers and supporters of AL on behalf of independent candidate Azizur Rahman. However, Azizur Rahman, the current chairman of Nalta Union Parishad and an independent candidate, refuted the allegation saying that this heinous act was planned by AL-backed candidate’s supporters as a plot to harass his workers. Azizur Rahman also alleged that AL activists have been threatening people not to vote for anyone except for ‘Boat’ symbol. Read:Munshiganj election violence: 5 suffer bullet wounds “They deliberately set fire to the photos of Bangabandhu and the Prime Minister and circulated that the election office had been set on fire,” added Azizur. Golam Mostafa, Officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station, said they visited the election office. No case has been filed yet in this regard, the OC added.

Miscreants set three motorcycles ablaze in the High Court area on Wednesday afternoon.