Kushtia:An opposition parliamentary team is scheduled to visit the home of reserved-seat MP Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia this afternoon, following an alleged arson attack.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the team is expected to arrive at her residence in Baguan village at 3 pm, as per a press release signed by Yeasir Arafat, the media secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP).
After inspecting the fire-damaged house, the team plans to hold a press briefing. The delegation includes NCP joint conveners and MPs Advocate Abdullah Al Amin and Mahmuda Alam Mitu, Chuadanga-1 MP Md Masud Parves, and Kushtia-2 MP Md Abdul Gafur.
Nusrat Tabassum filed an attempted murder case with Daulatpur Police Station on Thursday night in relation to the arson attack. The case lists eight named individuals and 25 to 30 unidentified persons as accused. Among those named are leaders from the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the Kushtia district unit of BCL, the Jubo League, and the Swechchhasebak League.
The fire at MP Nusrat's ancestral home in Baguan village occurred around 130 am on Thursday, damaging five of the house's eight tin-shed rooms and resulting in the death of two goats. Nusrat alleged that the attackers aimed to kill her family by throwing petrol bombs that ignited the blaze.