An opposition parliamentary team is scheduled to visit the home of reserved-seat MP Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Friday afternoon, following an alleged arson attack.
The team is scheduled to reach her residence in Baguan village at 3pm, according to Yeasir Arafat, the media secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP).
After inspecting the fire-damaged house, the team is expected to hold a press briefing.
The team comprises NCP joint conveners and MPs Advocate Abdullah Al Amin and Mahmuda Alam Mitu, Chuadanga-1 MP Md Masud Parves and Kushtia-2 MP Md Abdul Gafur.
Earlier, Nusrat filed an attempted murder case with Daulatpur Police Station on Thursday night in connection with the alleged arson attack.
The case names eight people and 25 to 30 unidentified individuals as accused.
The named accused include the president and general secretary of the Daulatpur upazila unit of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the president and general secretary of the Kushtia district unit of Chhatra League , the president and general secretary of the district Jubo League, and the president and general secretary of the Daulatpur upazila unit of Swechchhasebak League.
Earlier, a fire broke out at the MP's ancestral home in Baguan village of Daulatpur around 1:30am on Thursday.
Five of the tin-shed house's eight rooms were burned in the incident, while two goats also died in the fire.
Nusrat alleged that the attackers set fire to her house after throwing petrol bombs in an attempt to kill her family members.
