Three buses were set on fire in the capital's Motijheel, Gabtoli and Gulistan areas tonight, ahead of the 48-hour blockade from Sunday announced by BNP and its allies. 

Fire Service and Civil Defense media cell station officer Talha Bin Jasim confirmed the matter today.

A bus was set on fire outside Sundarban Square Market in the capital's Gulistan area around 9pm while another bus was set ablaze in front of Gabtoli bus terminal in the capital around 8:35pm.

Besides, another bus was set ablaze outside Notre Dame College in Circular Road area of the city around 8:20pm. 

Earlier on November 9, BNP called a 48-hour countrywide blockade from Sunday demanding resignation of the government, poll-time neutral government and the release of prisoners including Khaleda Zia.

The nationwide blockade will come to effect on 6am Sunday and will end on 6am on Tuesday.

BNP and its allies already observed a 48-hour blockade across the country which began Wednesday (November 8) morning.

Previously, the party also enforced a 72-hour blockade starting October 31, following the violence centring BNP's rally on October 28.

The parties also enforced a 48-hour blockade program across the country from Sunday (November 5) morning to press home their one-point demand of immediate resignation of the ruling government.

BNP, Jamaat and like-minded parties observed the dawn to dusk countrywide hartal on October 29 in protest of the recent police action during the party's Nayapaltan rally.

The main opposition BNP today (November 11) claimed that around 10,405 of its leaders and activists was arrested in countrywide raids that started days before their scheduled grand rally on October 28.

BDST: 2154 HRS, NOV 11, 2023
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