No Evidence of Petrol Bomb Attack in Fire at NCP Leader Nusrat Tabassum’s House: Home Minister

Dhaka, Bangladesh || Friday, 13 November 2026 || 28 Kartik 1433

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No Evidence of Petrol Bomb Attack in Fire at NCP Leader Nusrat Tabassum’s House: Home Minister

Published : Friday, 13 November, 2026 at 11:02 PM, Count : 20

No Evidence of Petrol Bomb Attack in Fire at NCP Leader Nusrat Tabassum’s House: Home Minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed told Parliament on Thursday that neither local residents nor law enforcement personnel had reported hearing any sound resembling a petrol bomb explosion during the fire at the house of National Citizen Party (NCP) joint convener and reserved-seat MP Nusrat Tabassum.

He said the fire broke out around 12:20am on Wednesday at the house in Bagoan village under Mathurapur Union, approximately 7.4 kilometres from the border.

According to the minister, the tin-roofed semi-pucca house was unoccupied at the time of the incident. Nusrat Tabassum’s parents lived in a three-storey building about 20 metres away. Two goats kept at the house died in the fire.

Salahuddin said an additional superintendent of police, the officer-in-charge of the local police station and a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) team visited the scene. Fire Service personnel also worked to bring the blaze under control.

Citing a preliminary report from the BGB, he said investigators found no traces of petrol bombs on the walls, while no eyewitness had reported seeing or hearing their use.

The minister added that the old house had weak electrical wiring and that a photograph of the scene suggested a possible short circuit as the cause of the fire.

He said a joint investigation involving the BGB, Fire Service, civil administration and police had been ordered to establish the exact cause of the incident. A general diary (GD) has also been filed with the police.

Salahuddin assured Parliament that appropriate action would be taken if any evidence of sabotage emerged during the investigation.

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