<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Miscreants set a bus on fire at Shanir Akhra in the capital on Monday evening, presumably as part of the ongoing countrywide 48-hour blockade enforced by BNP and like-minded opposition parties.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The miscreants intercepted the bus of Moumita Paribahan near Chowrasta Bridge and set it on fire at 6:16 pm, said Talha Bin Jashim, station officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence's media cell.</div><div><br></div><div>On information, two firefighting units from Postogola Fire Station rushed to the spot and are trying to put the fire under control.</div><div><br></div><div>The ongoing blockade, which will end at 6 am on Tuesday, has been marked by widespread incidents of violence, including torching and vandalising vehicles.</div><div><br></div><div>After giving a pause for a day, the BNP and like-minded parties will again enforce a 48-hour countrywide road-rail-waterway blockade beginning from Wednesday to mount pressure on the Awami League government to quit power and hold the next election under a non-partisan administration, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a virtual press briefing on Monday afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>