Dhaka, July 20 -- Police arrested a member of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in the early hours of Sunday while he was allegedly attempting to set fire to a parked bus in the capital's Shyampur area.

The arrestee was identified as Siam Sarker, 22.

Acting on a tip-off, a team from Shyampur Police Station conducted a drive around 4:00 am 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.

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Sensing police presence, the suspects tried to flee.

Siam was detained at the scene, while the other suspect, i...