Arson

Miscreants set fire to a passenger bus beneath Pallabi Metro Station at Mirpur-12 in the capital. However, the bus staffs' prompt efforts brought the fire under control.The incident occurred around 10 pm on Saturday, on a bus of Bihanga Paribahan. Miscreants arriving on motorcycles sprayed petrol on the rear of the bus and set it ablaze.No one was injured in the incident. However, several seats of the bus were burnt.Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Jalal Uddin of Pallabi Police Station said an attempt...

Sixteen students have died in a devastating fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) north-west of Nairobi, Kenyan authorities have confirmed.Dozens of other students were injured and rushed to hospital. Education Minister Julius Ogamba, who visited the scene, said 71 students wer...