10 BCL men hurt as bus catches fire

At least 10 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) sustained burn injuries on Saturday as a fire broke out in a running bus at Farmgate in Dhaka, reports news agency UNB.

The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

A group of BCL activists and supporters were going to join a rally with gas balloons marking the 70th founding anniversary of BCL at Suhrawardy Udyan in the morning, said Tejgaon police station officer-in-charge Mazharul Islam.

The fire might have broken out after someone lit a cigarette in the running bus around 10:30 am, he said.