60-Year-Old Bus Driver Dies After Miscreants Set Parked Vehicle Ablaze in Bangladesh

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:38am on 10 Nov 2026,Tuesday International

A 60-year-old bus driver was burnt to death after unidentified attackers set fire to a parked bus in Faridpur, Bangladesh, early Tuesday. Md Kalachan Sheikh was sleeping inside the vehicle, operated by Kishore-Tanoy Paribahan, near Goalchamat New Bus Terminal when it was set ablaze around 1:45 am. Rescuers took him to Faridpur Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Local reports said he died from smoke inhalation. The incident occurred amid a series of arson attacks and crude bomb explosions in Dhaka and several other districts, as political tensions remained high. Police have arrested 19 people in connection with the wider unrest, according to the report.

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