Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Miscreants set fire to a parked covered van in Chandra area of Gazipur on Monday night, hours after another group set a bus ablaze in the same area.

They set fire to the van around 11pm in front of the covered van parked beside the Chandra-Nabinagar road in the Hajibari area, said Tarikul Islam, an official of Kaliakair Fire Service and Civil Defence.

According to locals and fire service sources, passersby noticed flames and thick black smoke coming from the front of the vehicle and raised the alarm.

Local people initially tried to bring the fire under control and informed the Kaliakair Fire Service.

On information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.

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