At least 24 were killed and several injured after unidentified miscreants set fire to a residential hotel in Bangladesh’s Jessore district on Tuesday.
The hotel was owned by Shahin Chakladar, general secretary of the Jessore district Awami League.
Deputy Commissioner Abrarul Islam confirmed the news of the arson attack.
As per reports, thousands of people were celebrating the resignation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at various places in the town. During the celebrations, some people set the hotel on fire around 4 pm local time. Most of the people died from smoke suffocation.
Among the victims, there was an Indonesian citizen, as reported by Prothom Alo. Some bodies were recovered from the liquor bar on the third floor of the hotel.
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