Nusrat posts burned home, dead goat kid

An alleged petrol bomb attack on the home of National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener and reserved-seat lawmaker Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur, Kushtia, has triggered political controversy. Nusrat shared photographs of her burned ancestral home and a baby goat reportedly killed in the fire on Facebook. Police, however, said the affected structure was a cattle shed and that no major damage had occurred. Neighbours brought the fire under control, while the cattle were safely evacuated.

On Thursday (November 12), Nusrat posted photographs of the burned property and the dead goat on her personal Facebook account.

In her post, she wrote, “The house built by my grandfather, where we grew up, and the baby goat that was burned to ashes—its name was Tara. They are celebrating after setting it on fire. They thought they had hurt us deeply!”

She added, “What a bunch of cowards who run away with their tails between their legs. They could not intimidate me even while staying in the country. What else can they achieve by doing this?”
Earlier, at around 1am on Wednesday night (November 11), Nusrat had announced the attack in another Facebook post.

She wrote, “They threw a petrol bomb at our house. I don't know who did it. If they think they can silence me this way, they are mistaken. I will continue my work, even if I have to walk through fire. Inquilab Zindabad.”

Police Say No Major Damage

Contacted over the incident, Khaledur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station, said the structure targeted by the fire was a shed used for keeping cattle.
He said the fire had been brought under control and no major damage had occurred.

According to the officer, neighbours extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived at the scene. The cattle inside the shed were safely evacuated.
NCP Blames Awami League Activists

Meanwhile, the NCP media cell issued a Facebook statement on Wednesday night, alleging that Awami League activists had thrown a petrol bomb at the Daulatpur residence of Nusrat Tabassum, the party's joint convener and a member of its political council.

Yasir Arafat, NCP media editor, said the party suspected that activists associated with the banned Awami League were responsible for the attack.

However, police have not identified any perpetrators or provided information confirming the identity of those responsible for the incident.
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