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Police find no evidence of petrol bomb attack at MP Nusrat's home
Published : Thursday, 12 November, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Police have stated that they have found no evidence of a petrol bomb attack so far at the ancestral home of Nusrat Tabassum, a Jatiya Sangsad member from a reserved women's seat and Joint Convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia.
Confirming the fire incident on Thursday morning (November 12), Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Daulatpur Police Station Mohammad Khaledur Rahman told media that two goats died in the blaze, though no human casualties occurred.
According to the OC, Nusrat Tabassum telephoned him between 12:15 AM and 12:20 AM to report the fire. Upon receiving the news, a police patrol team and Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control with the assistance of local residents. Police remained stationed at the site throughout the night, though no formal case has been filed yet.
Earlier on Wednesday night, Nusrat Tabassum alleged in a Facebook post that petrol bombs had been hurled at her residence. "If you think you can silence voices this way, you are mistaken. I will walk through the path of fire and continue my work. Inquilab Zindabad," she wrote.
Subsequently, NCP Senior Joint Member Secretary Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain shared a video on his verified Facebook page accusing Awami League miscreants of carrying out the attack.
However, police officials maintained that no physical evidence substantiating a petrol bomb attack—such as glass shards—has been recovered from the spot. "We are investigating who might be involved if it was indeed a bomb attack.
Determining the exact cause of the fire is primarily the Fire Service's responsibility, and they have not yet submitted their findings," OC Khaledur Rahman explained. He added that officials from the Rural Electrification Board (Palli Bidyut) also inspected the site to check for an electrical short circuit, with their report still pending.
The affected structure, located in the Bagoan Madhyapara area of Daulatpur, is an old eight-room house built by the lawmaker's grandfather. Police noted that the building is uninhabited and primarily serves as a storage facility housing old furniture, livestock, poultry, and fodder. Because of the presence of straw and other flammable materials, the fire spread rapidly. While two goats perished in the fire, other livestock and the on-site caretaker escaped unharmed.
Police further noted that Nusrat's parents reside in a separate three-story building roughly 20 minutes away, which is equipped with CCTV cameras, whereas the older structure had no surveillance coverage.
-SA
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