[Dhaka Tribune] Miscreants have burnt some 14,000 chickens setting fire to a covered van with petrol at Ramchandrapur in Muktagachha of Mymensingh district.The covered van was completely damaged and all the chickens it was carrying were also killed in the fire, police said.
The driver of the covered van Abdur Rahman and the locals said a group of 7-8 miscreants with sticks barred the van of Kazi Farm Ltd carrying the chicken felling logs on the road in the area on the way to Madhupur from Gazipur.
They poured petrol and set fire to the van in the early hours of Monday.
They also attempted to burn the van’s driver and the helper with petrol, but they managed to escape the spot by running away, van helper Khorshed Alam said.
The arsonists left the place in motorcycles, before the locals arrive, the driver and helper of the van said.
Confirming the incident, Muktagachha OC Kamal Hossain said police were trying to identify and arrest the miscreants who had burnt the van and the chickens.
