Three buses were set on fire in the capital's Gulistan, Gabtoli and Arambag areas night before the enforcement of BNP and several other opposition parties' two-day blockade.
Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters, confirmed the matter.
Of the three, a bus was set ablaze outside Sundarban Square Market in the capital's Gulistan area around 9:00 pm.
Two firefighting units from Siddique Bazar Fire Station are working to put out the blaze.
Around 8:30 pm, another bus was set on fire in front of Gabtoli bus terminal in the capital.
Two units from Kalyanpur Fire Station are working to put out the fire.
Another bus was torched outside Notre Dame College in Circular Road area of the city around 8:20 pm, according to the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Two firefighting units from Siddique Bazar Fire Station are working to douse the blaze.
However, no casualties were reported in the incidents.
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