Unidentified people reportedly set a water lorry on fire on the Bogura-Rangpur highway in Shajahanpur upazila of Bogura district on Monday morning, on the second day of the 2nd round countrywide blockade called by BNP and its like-minded parties.

Eyewitnesses and lorry driver Hafizur Rahman said the vehicle was parked on the side of the highway and suddenly, 11-12 youths came and set fire to the lorry by hurling a petrol bomb around 11am. 

The truck was used for the under-construction four-lane road at Betghari area of the highway.

Later, police and locals doused the fire. The truck's engine and driver chamber were burnt, said Hafizur.