A day after protesters allegedly set fire to a train in Dhaka on Tuesday that killed 4 people including a mother and a baby.

The train was set on fire amid countrywide strikes called by the opposition parties who are demanding the government step down ahead.

Bangladesh’s railway minister accused the country’s main opposition party of “arson” and “sabotage” after the incident.

Incidents have been on the rise over the last couple of months amid growing political tension, some say the acts of anti-government violence are a method to create further instability and chaos ahead of the national election on January 07, 2023.

The leading opposition party says more than 20,000 party people have been arrested across the country since October 28th, when a police official was killed during a large rally.

Bangladesh’s election panel will deploy the army from the end of December in preparation to deter any violence.

Agencies.