Miscreants set fire to two cotton-laden covered vans on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Salna in Gazipur city early Thursday, during the ongoing blockade called by BNP and likeminded opposition parties.
Abdus Samad, station officer of Gazipur Fire Service, said blockade supporters, in a private car and motorbike, intercepted the two cotton-carrying covered vans at 5:30am at Salna and set those on fire by pouring petrol on them.
On information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze.
No one was injured during the attack.
Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of sadar police station, said that police are investigating the incident.
