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A four-member committee has been formed to investigate a fire at the ancestral home of Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti, joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and a reserved-seat lawmaker, in Kushtia.
The Home Ministry has directed the committee to submit its investigation report within three days.
Formed on Thursday night (November 12), the committee began its investigation on Friday (November 13). Members have already visited the scene and started examining various aspects of the incident.
The committee is headed by Ahmed Mahbub-ul-Islam, deputy director (local government) at the Kushtia Deputy Commissioner’s Office. Other members are Major Mohammad Asrarul Haque, additional director (operations) of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Kushtia Sector; Delwar Hossain, additional superintendent of police of Bheramara Circle; and Wadud Hossain, assistant director of Kushtia Fire Service.
Around 2pm on Friday, committee members inspected several rooms of the fire-damaged house and examined possible causes of the blaze and other relevant aspects.
Ahmed Mahbub-ul-Islam confirmed the formation of the committee and the start of the investigation.
The fire broke out on Wednesday night (November 11) at the lawmaker’s ancestral home in Bagoan village under Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia. Several tin-shed structures were gutted in the incident.
Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti alleged that the incident was a planned act of sabotage, claiming that petrol bombs had been thrown at the house. However, the administration said the actual cause of the fire would be established through the investigation.