The National Citizens' Party (NCP) leadership has been deeply concerned following two consecutive attacks: an assault on a leader of its student wing and a subsequent arson attack on the ancestral home of its lawmaker Nusrat Tabassum. In response, the party is now mobilizing its grassroots network beyond Dhaka.
Details of the Petrol Bomb Attack
The attack on Nusrat Tabassum's ancestral home in Bagoan village, Daulatpur upazila, Kushtia, occurred around midnight on Wednesday. Shah Alam (47), who resides at the property, told Prothom Alo, "I live at Master Saheb's (Nusrat Tabassum's father Abdul Halim) house. Suddenly, after 12:10 am, there was a sound like a bomb, then fire broke out. The fire caught my daughter's body in the next room. She informed us, and we rushed her outside."Shah Alam, who has no land of his own, had been living at the NCP leader's ancestral home for several years. His daughter sustained injuries in the attack.
Nusrat's Position and Allegations
Nusrat Tabassum serves as the NCP's joint convener and is a member of the party's highest policymaking forum, the political board. She and other NCP leaders have alleged that the fire was caused by a petrol bomb attack on her residence.Machete Attack on Student Leader
Earlier, on Tuesday afternoon, Hasibul Islam, president of the Dhaka University branch of the National Student Power, was attacked with a machete in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar. Following these two incidents, the party is now actively mobilizing its workers both in Dhaka and across the country.Since the fall of the previous government in the July mass uprising, the NCP has remained politically active. The consecutive attacks have prompted party leaders to express concern and instruct activists to remain vigilant.
