Attempt to set fire to bus by pouring petrol in capital, youth arrested
Published: 09:38 14 August 2025
Police have arrested a youth named Md. Aminur Rahman alias Amin (26) while trying to set fire to a staff bus by pouring petrol in the capital's Adabor. The incident took place on Wednesday (August 13) on the embankment road adjacent to Sunibid Housing Nabadiganta Adarsh High School. A plastic bottle filled with petrol was recovered from the scene.
Deputy Police Commissioner of the Media and Public Relations Department of the DMP, Muhammad Talebur Rahman, said that Aminur and some unknown people came on a motorcycle and tried to set fire to the bus. When the locals noticed, they detained Aminur and beat him up, while his accomplices fled.
Later, the patrol police of Adabor police station reached the spot and rescued him and sent him to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital. The doctor on duty later referred him to the Neuro Science Hospital. After receiving primary treatment, he was taken into police custody the same day. Police said legal action is underway in the incident.
Advertisement
Most Readed - Crime & Order
- Norwegian Journalist Who Questioned Modi Has Indian Visa Revoked
- State Minister Expresses Regret After Controversy Over Kicking BNP Party Activist
- Bangladesh Thrash Sri Lanka 4-0 to Top Group A and Reach SAFF Championship Semi-Finals
- India Introduces Major Visa Reforms, Replaces Tourist Visa with ‘Visitor Visa’
- Four Home Ministry and Police Officials to Visit the Netherlands for Dog Selection
- Rashed Khan’s remarks on Amir Hamza: Calling for the death penalty by stoning
- Ziaul Hoque Polash Shares an Emotional Message
- Bangladesh to Face Pakistan in U-19 Asia Cup Semifinals
- World Leaders to Speak at COP-31; Key Figures Absent
- Rohingyas in Bangladesh Exceeds 1.5 Million; Economic Strain Intensifies
- Nearly Half of Households in the Country Are in Debt; Expenses Exceed Income: BBS Survey
- How many times has Pori Moni been married, and who were her husbands? Find out the details.
- Salman Khan Reveals Desire to Become a Father at 60
- Collaborators of fascism are living a lavish life abroad after looting the country's wealth: Rizvi
- LPG Traders Call Off Two-Day Strike; Shops to Remain Open
- Bangladesh Women's Cricket Team Swept 3-0 by Australia
- Electricity from Rooppur to Join National Grid in November; Second Unit Targeted for June
- Series of Drone Attacks in War-Torn Sudan Leave Over 160 Dead
- Notice Regarding October 29 HSC Result Publication Is Fake: Board Issues Warning
- Opposition acting irresponsibly after securing votes with promises of 'paradise': State Minister