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KUSHTIA: A case has been filed over a bomb explosion and arson attack at the ancestral home of Nusrat Tabassum, a leader of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and a Member of Parliament, in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia.
Nusrat Tabassum personally filed the case at Daulatpur Police Station around midnight on Thursday (November 12).
The case was filed over allegations of an attempted murder of her family members. Eight leaders of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the activity-banned Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League, along with 25 to 30 unidentified individuals, have been named as accused.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Operations) Faisal Mahmud, spokesperson for Kushtia District Police, confirmed the filing of the case. However, he declined to disclose the identities of the accused, citing the interests of the investigation.
According to police sources, Nusrat Tabassum submitted a written complaint at the police station after 7:00pm on Thursday. The complaint was subsequently registered as a formal case.
In her complaint, Nusrat alleged that the attackers deliberately hurled bomb-like objects and triggered explosions in a premeditated attempt to kill her parents and other family members by setting them on fire. However, the allegations have yet to be independently verified through an investigation.
Meanwhile, NCP Central Media Secretary Yasir Arafat stayed at the MP’s ancestral home throughout Thursday to stand by her family following the incident. He was also present with Nusrat Tabassum when she filed the case.
Speaking on Thursday night, Yasir Arafat said an opposition-led committee had been formed in parliament to visit the scene and review the incident. Members of the committee are scheduled to leave for Kushtia on Friday morning and visit the MP’s ancestral home in the afternoon.
