Bus, covered van set on fire in Gazipur
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ১০ নভে, ২০২৬
Miscreants set fire to a parked covered van in Chandra area of Gazipur on Monday night, hours after another group set a bus ablaze in the same area.
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনDhaka Tribune (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
Dhaka Tribune (English)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- They set fire to the van around 11pm in front of the covered van parked beside the Chandra-Nabinagar road in the Hajibari area, said Tarikul Islam, an official of Kaliakair Fire Service and Civil Defence.
- According to locals and fire service sources, passersby noticed flames and thick black smoke coming from the front of the vehicle and raised the alarm.
- The front portion of the covered van was damaged in the fire.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
1টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).
“According to locals and fire service sources, passersby noticed flames and thick black smoke coming from the front of the vehicle and raised the alarm.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Miscreants set fire to a parked covered van in Chandra area of Gazipur on Monday night, hours after another group set a bus ablaze in the same area.
They set fire to the van around 11pm in front of the covered van parked beside the Chandra-Nabinagar road in the Hajibari area, said Tarikul Islam, an official of Kaliakair Fire Service and Civil Defence.
According to locals and fire service sources, passersby noticed flames and thick black smoke coming from the front of the vehicle and raised the alarm.
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Question 1: Choose the correct answer.
1.They set fire to the van around _____pm in front of the covered van parked beside the Chandra-Nabinagar road in the Hajibari area, said Tarikul Islam, an official of Kaliakair Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Question 2: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
2.Miscreants set fire to a parked _____ van in Chandra area of Gazipur on Monday night, hours after another group set a bus ablaze in the same area.
Question 3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
3.According to locals and fire service sources, passersby noticed flames and thick black smoke coming from the front of the vehicle and raised the alarm.
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Traffic & transport
Should private cars be banned from city centres to reduce traffic? Give your opinion.
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।