Incident Summary:

11/12/2020: Assailants set fire to a bus near the National Press Club along Topkhana Road in Dhaka city, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This was one of 11 attacks on vehicles in Dhaka on this day. There were no reported casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

GTD ID:
202011120016

When:
2020-11-12

Country:
Bangladesh

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dhaka

City:
Dhaka

Location Details:
The incident occurred along Topkhana Road.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Rajanigandha Paribahan
Specific Description Bus
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) (suspected) Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 3
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Arson attacks on buses: 3 held in city," United News of Bangladesh (AsiaNet), November 21, 2020.
"Arson attack on buses in Dhaka amid by-polls," Dhaka Tribune, November 12, 2020.
"11 buses set on fire in Dhaka, police blame BNP," New Age Bangladesh, November 12, 2020.