United News of Bangladesh

Miscreants set fire to two passenger buses in the capital’s Shahjadpur and Merul Badda areas early Monday (10th November 2025). According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters' control room, the first incident occurred around 5:40 am at the Bashhtala bus stand in Shahjadpur, where a Tongi-bound Victor Paribahan bus was torched. Two firefighting units rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control. No casualties were reported. Shortly after, around 6:15 am, another Tongi-bound passenger bus of Akash Paribahan was set ablaze in front of BRAC University at Merul Badda. Two more fire service units responded and extinguished the flames. 3 vehicles damaged in Mohammadpur garage fire Duty officer Rashed Bin Khalid of the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room confirmed both incidents, saying that the causes of the arson attacks are yet to be determined.  No casualties were reported, he added. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the incidents. Read more: Recent fire incidents highlight safety challenges in Bangladesh: Experts

A ride-sharing biker set fire to his bike as a traffic police ‘attempted to fine him’ on Badda-Gulshan link road in the capital on Monday. The incident occurred around 9:30 am when Shawkat Hossain, 40,was waiting on the road near Janata Insurance building with others for customers. Read:Three bikers killed in Gaibandha crash Traffic sergeant Debopriya went to Shawkat and sought papers from him to check those. At one stage, Shawkat got furious and set his bike afire.   When local people tried to extinguish the blaze, he obstructed them. Read: Ridesharing bikers, shop owners block Dhaka roads in protest Later, he was taken to Badda Police Station where Shawkat said that he was depressed as he had suffered huge losses in business due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  Then he got engaged in ride-sharing service to survive, said assistant commissioner of Traffic (Badda zone) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Subir Chandra Das.