Three buses torched in Jhenaidah over killing of July uprising activist

JHENAIDAH, Mar 08 (UNB): Three buses were set on fire and several filling stations were vandalised in Jhenaidah district town over the killing of an activist of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement following a dispute over fuel purchase.

Tanvir Hasan, station officer of Jhenaidah Fire Service and Civil Defence, said miscreants set fire to three vehicles parked at the central bus terminal around 3:30am.

On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze with the help of local people.

The incident occurred hours after Anti-Discrimination Student Movement activist Nirab was beaten to death, allegedly by some people, following a brawl over purchasing fuel at Taj Filling Station on Saturday night.

A group of miscreants stormed Srijoni Filling Station in the Arappur area of the district and carried out vandalism in the dead of night.

Earlier on Sunday, the miscreants also carried out an attack on the house of the owner of Srijoni Filling Station, Harun-Or-Rashid.

Protesting the attacks, transport workers blocked roads on Sunday morning, halting vehicular movement.