At least 24 people died after miscreants set fire to five-star Zabeer International Hotel, owned by Shahin Chakladar, General Secretary of Jashore District Awami League and Member of Parliament on Monday night.
The hotel was set ablaze by mobs around 11:30pm, according to A M Mamun, Assistant Director of Jashore Fire Service and Civil Defense.
The incident occurred in the wake of Sheikh Hasina's resignation as prime minister, which led to thousands of jubilant crowds taking to the streets in celebration.
Major thoroughfares in the town were filled with people, and some of the crowd vandalized various landmarks, including a mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a sculpture of Sheikh Russel, and the district Awami League office.
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