An incident of arson took place on the Dhaka-Bogura highway in Sherpur, Bogura, with slogans of 'Joy Bangla'. The incident occurred around 7 pm on Monday (November 9) in the Garidaha bus stand area of the upazila, causing panic and briefly disrupting traffic on the highway.
According to local sources, after evening, a group of individuals or picketers gathered at the Garidaha bus stand area and started picketing while chanting 'Joy Bangla'. At one point, they set fire to sacks and jute bags on a van kept on the highway and then left the scene.
Upon receiving the news, Sherpur Fire Service and police personnel rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. Bakhtiar Uddin, warehouse inspector of Sherpur Fire Service, stated that after receiving the report at 7:19 pm, a fire service team along with police went to the scene and extinguished the fire on a van. No casualties were reported and nobody was found at the spot.
Sherpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Ekramul Hossain said that police are on regular patrol. However, no specific information regarding arson or picketing in the Garidaha area has been received yet. He added that the matter is being looked into seriously and police remain vigilant to maintain law and order.
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