DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus in city’s Farmgate area during blockade called by 18-party alliance on Saturday night.

Witness said the incident took place around 7:45pm.

Tejgaon Thana Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Matiur Rahman told banglanews that miscreants torched a passenger bus near Farmgate police box and fled the place immediately.

He added: “No burn injury has been reported so far as the passengers managed to move them out immediately during the blaze incident.”

BDST: 2158 HRS, DEC 07, 2013