EC’s polls schedule: 12 arson attacks reported

Staff Reporter :
The fire service has recorded about 12 arson attacks across the country till 9am on Thursday since the Election Commission’s announcement of the next general election schedule on Wednesday evening.

Of these, two arson attacks were reported in Dhaka division, one in Barisal division, five in Rajshahi, two in Chittagong, and one in Sylhet, said Talha Bin Zashim, Station Officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense Media Cell, on Thursday.

Two buses, two covered vans, five trucks, two human haulers, and one commuter train were burnt during this period.

Meanwhile, the opposition party, including the BNP and Jammat, have also called another 48-hour hartal across the country, which will be enforced on Sunday and Monday in protest against the schedule for the next parliamentary election announced by the Election Commission (EC).