Petrol Attack: Parked Truck Tyre Torched on Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road
Miscreants doused a tyre of a parked cargo truck in petrol and set it alight late last night on the Dhaka-Narayanganj link road in Narayanganj. The driver and his helper put out the flames themselves. Police are now combing CCTV footage of the area.
- Original source: thedailystar.net.
- The source published it on Nov 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM.
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A parked cargo truck became a target late last night when unidentified men poured petrol over one of its tyres and set it on fire on the Dhaka-Narayanganj link road in Narayanganj. The attack happened around 11:30pm in the Karaitala area of Jalkuri, according to Additional Superintendent of Police Tarek Al Mehedi.
Citing locals, the police officer said the miscreants poured the petrol, lit the tyre and then fled the scene. The truck's driver and his helper grabbed a fire extinguisher kept inside the vehicle and doused the flames before they could spread.
Part of the tyre was burnt. Mehedi said there were no casualties and no major damage to the truck. Investigators are going through CCTV footage from the surrounding area as they try to identify who was behind the arson.
TopicsNarayanganj · Dhaka · Tarek Al Mehedi · Jalkuri · Karaitala
Source: thedailystar.net
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