Petrol bomb attack on MP Nusrat's village home in Kushtia; she sees a political motive

A petrol bomb attack has been carried out on the village home of Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti, a reserved-seat woman member of parliament and a leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP), in Daulatpur, Kushtia. She said miscreants carried out the attack at around 11:45pm on Wednesday (11 November).

Nusrat Tabassum believes the attack was carried out for political reasons, not out of personal enmity. She said she is not certain who carried out the attack, but suspects the banned Awami League or another party may be involved.

She said members of her family, including her father and mother, were injured in the attack.

A video sent by the NCP shows fire burning at the house, and several people can be heard shouting.

NCP media secretary Yasir Arafat said they suspect miscreants of the banned Awami League carried out the attack.

Earlier, Nusrat Tabassum posted on Facebook about the petrol bomb attack on her village home, writing: 'They threw a petrol bomb at the house. I do not know who did it.'

Expressing anger over the attack, she further wrote: 'If you think my voice can be silenced this way, you are wrong. I will cross the path of fire and keep doing my work. Inquilab Zindabad.'

Daulatpur police station officer-in-charge (OC) Khaledur Rahman confirmed the incident at around 1:30am on Thursday (12 November).

OC Khaledur Rahman said: 'It is a storage-type room for keeping cattle. The fire has been brought under control. There has been no major damage. Neighbours put out the fire. Fire service personnel later arrived at the scene. There were cattle inside the room; they were brought out safely.'