Miscreants stormed into the Sherpur District Jail, allowing 500 inmates to flee from the jail.
A mob equipped with sticks and local weapons brought out a procession amid curfew on Monday afternoon.
At one stage, they stormed into the jail at Damdama-Kaliganj area of the district town, breaking open the jail gate and setting fire.
Around 500 inmates managed to flee the jail.
The attack was carried out between 4:30pm to 5:30pm, said Sherpur Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Al Khairun.
Miscreants also torched different establishments and offices in the district.
Besides, miscreants also set the sadar police station on fire around 1pm. DC quarter, New Market, Sadar ASP circle office, Zila Parishad, district election office, Sonali Bank, district Ansar-VDP office and other shops and establishments were vandalized.
