There are reports of many fires being deliberately started in Bangladesh, the day before the people vote in the elections.
A Buddhist temple was burnt and trucks were attacked on a big road, after a train was set on fire on Friday.
The fire department says there were at least fourteen cases of deliberate fires in just a few hours, according to local news.
Many opposing parties are not taking part in the election. PM Sheikh Hasina is expected to win for the fourth time in a row.
The police have arrested a well-known opposition leader, Nabiullah Nabi, and six other members of his party for their suspected involvement in the fire on a train in Dhaka. The fire killed at least four passengers.
Samanta Lal Sen, a leader at the Dhaka hospital helping the people hurt in the fire, says eight people are very badly hurt.
The news in the area says that the Buddhist temple in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, was attacked early on Saturday.
The BNP party has told people not to vote and they have asked everyone to not work for two days.
The Awami League said the BNP is trying to cause trouble in the election by scaring and hurting innocent people.
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Bangladesh reports arson attacks day before election
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Arson attack on US-Mexico border bar kills 11
Officials in Mexico have reported the arrest of a man suspected of causing a deadly fire in a bar, resulting in the tragic death of 11 people.
The incident occurred on Friday night in San Luis Rio Colorado, which is located near the United States border.
The suspect, described as a drunk young man who had been harassing women, allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the Beer House bar after being kicked out.
According to a statement from the Sonora state Attorney General’s Office, the fire claimed the lives of seven men and four women, while leaving four others injured.
Some of the injured individuals were rushed to hospitals in the United States for medical treatment. As of now, the identity of the arrested suspect has not been disclosed. The Mayor of San Luis Rio Colorado announced the arrest via a tweet on Saturday afternoon.
“According to versions (from) several witnesses, the person with a young, male appearance was disrespecting women in that bar and was expelled,” the statement said.
It described the object thrown “a kind of ‘Molotov’ cocktail”.
Investigations continue to “clarify the facts” and “bring justice” it said, adding that “in Sonora, no one is above the law”.
It is unclear if the incident is related to organised crime, which has plagued Mexico for years.