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A parked bus was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Mirpur-11 of the capital on Monday night, just hours after another bus caught fire in Farmgate.
The incident occurred around 9:15pm when a Basumati Paribahan bus, parked beside the road beneath the metro rail line, was allegedly targeted by miscreants.
Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Jalal Uddin said the bus was parked on the roadside and no bus staff were present nearby at the time.
Fire Service duty officer Rozina Akter said they received information about the fire at 9:10pm.
Two firefighting units were subsequently dispatched to the scene to bring the blaze under control.
Earlier in the evening, another bus caught fire beneath the Farmgate Metro Station, forcing the authorities to temporarily suspend operations at the station.