Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Petrol bombs have been hurled and arson attacks reported in several areas of Cox's Bazar, while the gates of government offices and educational institutions have also been locked.

The incidents occurred in different parts of Ramu, Cox's Bazar Sadar, Chakaria and Teknaf from Monday night until early Tuesday, Additional Superintendent of Police Shamim Kabir said.

A moving truck was targeted with a petrol bomb at Ramu Bypass Gate. Petrol bombs were also hurled and fires set at the gates of the Choufal Dandi Union Parishad and a Grameen Bank branch in Cox's Bazar Sadar, as well as in Koiyarbil in Chakaria and Shapla Square in Teknaf, among other locations.

The incidents triggered panic, with pedestrians running for safety...