Former mayor of Barisal City Corporation Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah's residence was set on fire by miscreants in Barisal on Saturday.
Later, the fire service recovered three bodies from the house.
Much of the two-storey building was burnt. Sadiq Abdullah was not at home at the time.
Md Belal Uddin, assistant director of Barisal Fire Service and Civil Defence confirmed.
He said: "On information, we went to Sadiq Abdullah's house around 8:30pm. We recovered three bodies from there. The bodies were handed over to Sher-E-Bangla Medical College for autopsy. Their identities could not be ascertained as they were burnt."
As the news of Sheikh Hasina's resignation spread, students and common people in Barisal took to the streets and started celebrating the victory.
Then there were incidents of attack, vandalism, looting and arson in the houses and various establishments of Awami League leaders.
