Mob torches six vehicles in Gazipur

A collision between a minibus and CNG auto-rickshaw occurred in Naozor area on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur metropolis on Wednesday. The mob set Taqwa bus on fire following the accident.

Sub-Inspector (SI) of Basan police station Matiuzzaman said the minibus of Taqwa Paribahan was heading towards Chandra.

When it reached Mahbub filling station in Naozor area it collided with a CNG auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction. The auto-rickshaw overturned and the driver was injured, he said.

Meanwhile, the mob set Taqwa Paribahan's minibus on fire. The injured have been rescued and taken to the hospital. No one was injured in the fire incident, he added.

On Tuesday, RMG workers set fire to four buses and vandalised several others following a rumour over the death of one of their fellows on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway, reports UNB.

Witnesses said a speeding bus of ‘Anabil Paribahan’ hit an elderly woman and her grandson while they were crossing the highway in Chhaydhan area around 6.45pm, leaving them injured. A rumour was spread in the area that an RMG worker died after being hit by the bus.

Enraged by the news, the workers set fire to four buses and vandalised several others resulting in long gridlocks on both sides of the highway.