A covered van used to transport food products has been set on fire in Feni.
Published : 11 Feb 2018, 10:05 AM
The incident occurred at the Rampur Road intersection around midnight on Saturday and halted traffic on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway for a short time, said Feni Additional Superintendent of Police Ukyo Singh Marma.
The van was carrying foodstuff for Abul Khair Group from Chittagong to Dhaka, said covered van driver Mohammad Hossain.
The van made a rest stop in front of the Jabbar Market on the Rampur Road intersection when a group of four to five men attacked, beat up the driver, threw him from the vehicle, poured petrol on it and set it on fire.
Police are investigating the matter and have impounded the vehicle, Officer Singh said.