Kushtia, Nov 13 (V7N)- A case has been filed over the fire at the ancestral home of reserved-seat MP Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur, Kushtia, accusing eight leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations, along with 30 unidentified individuals.
Nusrat Tabassum filed the attempted murder case at Daulatpur Police Station on Thursday (November 12) night.
Those named in the case include Kushtia District Chhatra League President Mir Ahsanul Islam Abhi and General Secretary Pantho Shahariar Arpan; Daulatpur Upazila Chhatra League President Ashiq Sikder and Joint Convener Md Hridoy.
The other accused are Kushtia District Awami Jubo League President Mir Saiful and General Secretary Harun Or Rashid, as well as Daulatpur Upazila Swechchhasebak League President Md Mominur Rahman Mohan and General Secretary Shariful Islam.
A fire broke out at the MP's ancestral home in Bagowan village of Daulatpur upazila on Wednesday night.
Nusrat alleged that petrol bombs were thrown at the house with the intention of setting it on fire and killing its occupants, including her family members.
In the case statement, she estimated the financial losses caused by the fire at Tk 4 million.
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