Four Buses Set Ablaze in Naogaon Overnight as Strike Call Cuts Off Road Links to the City

November 10, 2026 • Politics
Four Buses Set Ablaze in Naogaon Overnight as Strike Call Cuts Off Road Links to the City
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Local correspondent. Naogaon, November 10, 2026.


Four buses parked at a bus stand in Naogaon city were set on fire at midnight on the day of the nationwide strike called by the Chhatra League on November 10. The identity of the arsonists was not immediately known. The incident has created concern among locals amid the nationwide strike called by the Chhatra League on November 10 demanding “restoration of democratic rights”.

 

A video circulating on social media shows four buses burning at a bus stand in the dark late at night. The arsonists could not be clearly identified in the video. It is initially reported that no one was injured in the incident.

Banners celebrating the founding anniversary of the Awami Jubo League were seen hanging in various places in Naogaon city in the early morning. The banner expressed Sheikh Hasina’s determination to return to Bangladesh by wishing the organization’s founding anniversary on November 11. November 11 is the founding anniversary of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League , an associate organization of the Awami League . The Jubo League was founded on November 11, 1972 under the leadership of Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni. The 54th founding anniversary of the Jubo League will be celebrated in 2026 .

Locals believe that the arson may have been committed in support of the strike called by the Awami League and Chhatra League and to create panic among transport owners to stop bus services.

Till the last news in the morning, no transport owner had taken their buses out on the road in Naogaon city. The locals were awakened by the sound of a burning bus exploding with a loud noise in the early hours of the morning. The incident has practically brought the road communication system of Naogaon and the surrounding districts to a standstill.

On the other hand, a cocktail explosion occurred at Nimtala intersection in Chapainawabganj Municipality around 11 pm on November 9. Later, police recovered another unexploded cocktail from the scene. Chapainawabganj Sadar Model Police Station OC Shahin Akand said that an investigation is underway to find out who caused the explosion and for what purpose.

Such arson and explosion incidents on the night before the November 10 strike have raised new concerns about public safety and the road transport system.

However, no official statement has been received from the police, fire service or transport owners’ association regarding the arson of four buses in Naogaon city. As a result, the actual cause of the fire, the extent of the damage and the identities of the people involved need to be confirmed through an investigation.

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