Bus torched, crude bombs exploded in city

Suspected Jamaat-e-Islami supporters have torched a bus and exploded several crude bombs in capital Dhaka to strike fear ahead of the three-day shutdown beginning Thursday. The party will enforce general strike again Sunday and Monday in protest against the death sentence for its chief Motiur Rahman Nizami. Police and fire service officials said a bus of Anabil Paribahan was set on fire near Kajla Petrol Pump in Jatrabarhi around 8:15pm Wednesday. Fire service official Farhaduzzaman told bdnews24.com that on information they rushed to the spot and doused the blaze. Police could not confirm who were responsible for the arson, according to a news agency. Earlier, miscreants exploded two crude bombs in Dhanmondi in the afternoon, creating panic among the passersby. Another crude bomb exploded near the Rampura kitchen market. Law enforcers arrested seven people from Gulshan, Mugda and Motijheel when Jamaat activists were trying to take out marches against the International Crimes Tribunal verdict.