Police arrested a member of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League in the early hours of Sunday for allegedly attempting to set fire to a parked bus in the Shyampur area of Dhaka.
The arrestee was identified as Siam Sarker, 22.
Being tipped off, a team from Shyampur Police Station conducted a drive around 4am in the Khondaker Road area along the Dhaka-Mawa highway.
They found two people reportedly trying to set fire to a parked bus under alleged instructions from Jubo League leader Shakil Bin Sams alias Rabbi.
Sensing police presence, the suspects tried to flee.
DMP Media and Public Relations Deputy Commissioner Talebur Rahman said that Siam was detained at the scene, while the other suspect, identified as Rafsan, managed to escape.
A case was filed with the Shyampur Model Police Station against Siam and the absconding accused.
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