A bus driver was burned to death after unidentified people set fire to a parked bus in the early hours of Tuesday at Bhalukjan Bazar in Phulbaria upazila of Mymensingh district.
The victim was identified as Julhas Mia, 35, son of Saju Mia from village Koiarchala in the same upazila. He used to work as a driver for Asia Paribahan.
According to Md Rokonuzzaman, officer-in-charge of Phulbaria Police Station, a group of miscreants set the bus ablaze at about 3:15am.
At the time, Julhas was reportedly asleep inside the vehicle, which had been parked near a petrol pump after a day鈥檚 work.
Upon receiving information, a unit of firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the flames.
They later recovered the charred body of the driver from the burnt vehicle.
鈥楶olice are investigating the matter seriously and a legal process is underway,鈥� said the OC, adding that law enforcers are looking into possible motives and those responsible for the deadly attack.
The gruesome incident has sparked tension in the locality, with residents expressing shock and concern over the growing incidents of arson in the region.