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KUSHTIA: A delegation of opposition lawmakers is set to visit the home of Nusrat Tabassum, joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and a reserved-seat MP, in Kushtia on Friday.
The delegation is scheduled to hold a press conference at 3:00pm in Bagowan village of Daulatpur upazila.
Confirming the the planned visit, NCP leaders said the opposition parliamentary delegation includes NCP Joint Convener and Political Council member MP Abdullah Al Amin, NCP Joint Convener and reserved-seat MP Mahmuda Mitu, Jamaat-e-Islami MP Masud Parvez Russell from Chuadanga-1 and Jamaat-e-Islami MP Abdul Gafur from Kushtia-2.
A fire broke out at Nusrat Tabassum’s ancestral home shortly after midnight on Wednesday. Following the incident, Nusrat filed a case at Daulatpur Police Station on Thursday night as the complainant.
The case names eight individuals and includes 25 to 30 unidentified accused.
The named accused are Mir Ahsanul Islam, president of the banned Chhatra League’s Kushtia district unit, and its general secretary Panth Shahriar; Ashik Shikdar, president of the organisation’s Daulatpur upazila unit, and joint convener Md Riday.
The other accused are Mir Saiful, president of the activity-banned Jubo League’s Kushtia district unit, and its general secretary Harun-or-Rashid; Mominur Rahman Mohon, president of the activity-banned Swechchhasebak League’s Kushtia district unit, and its general secretary Shariful Islam.
According to the case statement, the accused had allegedly been plotting to kill Nusrat Tabassum and her family for a long time because of her role in leading the mass uprising on August 5, 2024. The complaint also alleges that they had been spreading propaganda against her on Facebook.
The complaint further claims that, as part of a premeditated attack, the perpetrators hurled and detonated bomb-like objects in an attempt to burn her parents to death.
However, these allegations have yet to be established through investigation.
