A bus operated by Lovely Paribahan was set on fire by unidentified miscreants beneath the metro rail station in Farmgate, Dhaka, on Monday evening.The fire broke out at around 6:35pm on November 9. Upon receiving the report, two firefighting units rushed to the scene and began efforts to bring the blaze under control. They later managed to extinguish the fire.

Rozina Akter, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence central control room, said two firefighting units were dispatched to the spot after receiving information about the fire involving a Lovely Paribahan bus beneath the Farmgate metro rail station.

A video circulated on social media after the incident showed the red-and-white bus, parked beside the road, engulfed in flames, with thick smoke billowing from it and spreading across the surrounding area.No immediate information was available regarding any casualties in the incident.