At least 24 people, including an Indonesian national, were burnt alive by a mob in Bangladesh at a starred hotel owned by a leader of Awami League party after its leader Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister and fled the country, local journalists and hospital sources said on Tuesday.
The victims, mostly boarders, were burnt alive late on Monday (August 5, 2024) night as the mob set fire to the Zabir International Hotel owned by district Awami League general secretary Shahin Chakkladar in Joshor district.
“The dead included an Indonesian national,” a local journalist told PTI in Dhaka over phone.
Officials of the Fire Service and Civil Defense department, which battled the blaze at the Zabeer International Hotel in Jashore 110 miles southwest of Dhaka for more than 12 hours overnight Monday, said a mob blocked firefighters from beginning operations for a considerable period.
