The incident took place on Monday around 7:30 PM in the Garidaha area of Sherpur upazila on the Dhaka-Bogura highway. According to eyewitnesses and local sources, a group of picketers suddenly gathered in the Garidaha area after evening and started picketing while chanting slogans. At that time, a van carrying sacks and jute on the Dhaka-bound lane was suddenly set on fire, causing the van and several jute sacks on it to burn, while panic spread among drivers and locals.
Following the incident, traffic movement on the highway was temporarily halted. Upon receiving the information, police and members of the Sherpur Fire Service quickly rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. Sherpur Fire Service Warehouse Inspector Md. Bakhtiar Uddin stated that upon receiving the news, they promptly went to the spot and extinguished the fire, after which the burnt van was moved to one side of the road to keep traffic normal. No major casualties were reported immediately, and no one was found at the scene.
Regarding the matter, Sherpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Ekramul Hosain stated that the Sherpur police station is on regular patrol and police are looking into the matter seriously. To maintain law and order, police are in a vigilant position and regular patrols continue on the Dhaka-Bogura highway.
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