Comilla: At least seven people were burnt when miscreants hurled firebombs at a Rangamati-bound Unique Paribahan bus near Chandina, Comilla in the early hours of Wednesday.
The victims are Ranjit, Suman Chandra Saha, Anjan Dev, Lovely Akhter, Johirul Islam, Khokan Chakma and Imran, reports UNB.

The injured were taken to Comilla Medical College Hospital and Eastarn Medical College Hospital at Chandina.

Suman and Khohan were taken to Dhaka Medical Hospital (DMCH) as their conditions were critical.

The Chandina police said the driver and his assistants doused the flame with bottled water immediately after miscreants threw petrol bombs at the bus at about 12:00midnight.

Bus driver Mohammad Siraj said five of the seven injured are in critical condition. Some seats of the bus were also damaged by the fire.
Police towed the bus to Chandina police station.

Earlier, on 7 May this year miscreants set an Unique Paribahan bus on fire at Chandina.