Preliminary findings point to an electrical short circuit as the more likely cause, but authorities have yet to determine whether the fire was deliberate.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed speaks in Parliament on Tuesday, 10 November. Photo: Screengrab
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Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed speaks in Parliament on Tuesday, 10 November. Photo: Screengrab
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said investigators have found no initial evidence of a petrol bomb in the fire at the village home of reserved-seat MP Nusrat Tabassum in Kushtia’s Daulatpur, with preliminary findings pointing to an electrical short circuit as the more likely cause.
However, an investigation is underway to determine whether the fire was deliberately set or caused by an electrical fault, he told parliament today (12 November).
The minister made the statement after Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam raised the issue in parliament.
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