Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Islami Andolan Bangladesh has urged the administration to take firm action against those involved in setting buses on fire and detonating crude bombs, while calling on citizens to remain vigilant against attempts to create panic.

In a statement issued on Monday, Hafez Maulana Sheikh Fazlul Karim Maruf, assistant secretary general of Islami Andolan Bangladesh and president of its Dhaka Metropolitan South unit, and its secretary Maulana KM Shariatullah said several incidents of crude bomb explosions and bus arson had been reported in Dhaka over the past few days.

They said several empty buses had been set on fire and crude bombs detonated at different locations, apparently to spread fear among people.

The leaders called ...