Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has warned that the government will have to "pay a heavy price" if it fails to identify and punish those responsible for the midnight petrol bomb attack on the residence of National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener and reserved-seat Member of Parliament Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti. He issued the warning in a statement posted on his verified Facebook page on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
Condemning the incident as a "cowardly attack," Dr. Shafiqur Rahman noted that shortly after midnight on Wednesday (November 11), unidentified assailants hurled petrol bombs and set fire to the village home of Nusrat Tabassum—who also serves as Member Secretary of NCP's Jatiya Nari Shakti—in Bagoan village under Daulatpur upazila, Kushtia. He asserted that there is no scope to remain silent and demanded that the culprits be swiftly tracked down and given exemplary punishment under the law.
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