Man held over bus arson, shooting in Mirpur: Army

Bangla Press Desk: A man has been arrested in connection with the arson attack on a passenger bus and shooting in Dhaka’s Senpara Parbata area on Friday, according to the army.

Suspect Nesar Uddin was arrested from the Rupnagar Eastern Housing area on Saturday following a complaint filed by the owners of the affected bus, said army officials during a press briefing.

“Based on Nesar’s information, we are conducting operations to arrest another suspect, Pintu,” the army statement said.

According to initial reports, Nesar and Pintu allegedly led a group of miscreants who set fire to a bus belonging to Alif Paribahan on Friday morning.

The attackers also reportedly opened fire during the incident and physically assaulted the bus driver and his assistant. This article was originally published on Daily Sun.

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