A policeman was killed and two others were injured when miscreants torched a requisitioned bus of police in Bangla Motor area of the city on Tuesday night.
Contacted, MA Zalil, inspector (Investigation) of Shahbagh Police Station told UNB that the stationary bus caught fire after the miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at it.
The deceased was identified as Ferdous, 40.
Fire Brigade sources said the bus came under the arson attack around 11:28pm, leaving the constable dead on the spot and injuring two more — Faizul Islam, 40 and bus driver Bayezid, 30.
Faizul and Bayezid were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
On information, two fire fighting units rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
Source: UNB Connect