Arsonists set fire to two buses in Dhaka’s Pallabi area early this morning.No casualties were reported as the buses were parked on the roadside, said Jalal Uddin Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Pallabi Police Station.Miscreants set fire to a Bikalpa Paribahan bus around 6:15am and fled, he said. The flames engulfed the bus before spreading to a nearby Abhijat Paribahan bus.All the seats and other interior parts of the Bikalpa Paribahan bus were gutted, while several back seats of the Abhijat Paribahan bus were damaged by the fire, the OC added.On noticing the flames, locals rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire. Rain also helped contain the blaze, he said.

“We are collecting CCTV footage and hope to identify those involved,” he added.