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At least four buses were set ablaze and crude bombs, locally known as cocktails, exploded at seven locations in Dhaka and Gazipur on Monday amid a series of arson attacks and explosions across the country.
The incidents took place in different parts of the capital, including Farmgate, Mirpur, Uttara and Tejgaon, while two buses were torched in Gazipur’s Kaliakair.
In the capital, a bus of Labbaik Paribahan was set on fire beneath the Farmgate Metro Rail Station at around 6:35pm.
Two Fire Service units rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control.
The fire triggered the metro station’s alarm, prompting authorities to temporarily suspend passenger services as smoke spread through the station. Services resumed after the situation returned to normal.
Cocktail explosions were also reported in front of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology and World University in Uttara, Southeast University in Tejgaon, and near Government Bangla College in Mirpur.
Explosions were also reported in the Mirpur-1 and Shah Ali police station areas, while two crude bombs went off in the Tejgaon Industrial Area.
Meanwhile, two buses of Ajmeri Paribahan were set on fire in the Chandra area of Kaliakair, Gazipur.
One bus was torched early Monday and another in the evening near Chandra Bus Station on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control, but the evening incident left the bus gutted.
Police have detained several people in connection with the explosions.
According to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), four people were arrested or detained in connection with incidents in the CMM Court area, Shyampur and Dhaka University.
Police said investigations were underway to identify those involved in the attacks.
No immediate reports of casualties were reported in most of Monday’s incidents.
The latest attacks came amid a series of crude bomb explosions and arson incidents in Dhaka and surrounding areas in recent days, raising concerns over public safety and security.
