Five rooms of a tin-shed house belonging to National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener and Member of Parliament Nusrat Tabassum were gutted in a fire in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia early today. Two goats were killed in the incident, but no human casualties were reported.

Daulatpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Khaledur Rahman said Nusrat informed him about the fire around 12:20am and requested the immediate deployment of police and fire service personnel.

"I rushed to the spot with my patrol team. Upon arrival, we saw several rooms on fire," he said.

Police reached the scene within 15 to 20 minutes of receiving the call. Later, a fire service team from Bheramara arrived and brought the blaze under control with assistance from local residents, the OC added.

The affected property is Nusrat's ancestral home, which was used to keep cattle, goats, ducks and chickens. A caretaker also lived there, Khaledur said.

The rooms contained large quantities of animal and poultry feed, along with old wooden furniture, which may have contributed to the intensity of the fire.

Nusrat's parents and other family members live in a nearby three-storey house built by her father.

In a Facebook post following the incident, Nusrat alleged that a petrol bomb had been thrown at the house. However, she said she did not know who was responsible for the attack.

"If you think you can silence my voice this way, you are mistaken. I will continue my work even if I have to walk through fire," she wrote, ending her post with the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad".

Meanwhile, the NCP Media Cell, in a separate Facebook post, accused what it described as "Awami terrorists" of carrying out the attack.

Khaledur said members of the MP's family and local residents suspected that the fire might have been deliberately set using petrol or a similar substance due to personal enmity.

Asked about the petrol bomb allegation and the party's accusation, the OC said police were investigating the cause of the fire and identifying those responsible.

No conclusion has yet been reached regarding the cause of the blaze.