‘Petrol bomb hurled’ at MP Nusrat Tabassum’s home in Kushtia

A petrol bomb was allegedly hurled at the home of reserved-seat MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener Nusrat Tabassum in Kushtia’s Daulatpur, setting the house on fire.

Several family members, including Nusrat’s parents, were also reportedly injured in the incident.

Nusrat herself reported the alleged attack in a Facebook post early today (12 November).

“My house has been hit with a petrol bomb. I don’t know who did it,” she wrote.

She added, “If you think you can silence my voice this way, you are mistaken. I will continue my work, even through the path of fire. Inquilab Zindabad.”

Meanwhile, a video showing flames at Nusrat’s family home began circulating on social media after 1am. Several posts claimed that the house had caught fire, but the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be independently verified immediately.

When contacted on Nusrat’s mobile phone, NCP Assistant Secretary for Youth and Employment Mohammad Wahid Uz Zaman answered and said she was not in a condition to speak at the time.

Wahid said, “The petrol bomb was hurled at the house shortly before midnight on Wednesday. No CCTV footage had yet been reviewed to identify those responsible.”

However, he alleged that members of the Awami League’s “terrorist force” were behind the attack.

He claimed the house had been completely gutted by the fire and that Nusrat’s parents and other family members had been injured.

The party had contacted the administration, and officials were expected to visit the scene, he added.

Repeated attempts to contact the officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station were unsuccessful.

It could not be confirmed whether a complaint had been filed, whether police had visited the scene or whether any legal action had been taken.