Palli Bidyut authorities have found no evidence of an electrical short circuit behind the fire at the village home of reserved-seat MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia.
Tojammel Haque the Assistant General Manager (O&M) of Kushtia Palli Bidyut Samity’s Pragpur Sub-Zonal Office, confirmed the findings on Friday afternoon after technicians examined wires, the electricity meter and fuses recovered from the scene.
According to Tojammel, the power distribution line remained intact during the incident. Although the outer casing of the meter was charred, its internal circuit showed no signs of a short circuit. Furthermore, the standard-rated cartridge fuses in the main switch were found intact which would have blown had a short circuit occurred.
While ruling out an electrical fault the authorities have yet to determine the exact origin of the blaze. Multiple agencies including the police, Fire Service, Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local civil administration are conducting a joint investigation.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Bheramara Circle) Delwar Hossain said investigators have not yet reached a final conclusion and will act based on the agencies' combined findings.
The fire broke out around 11:45 pm on Wednesday at Nusrat Tabassum’s ancestral home in Baguayan village under the Dangmorka area of Daulatpur, damaging several rooms.
On Thursday night, the lawmaker filed a case with Daulatpur Police Station, accusing unidentified assailants of attempting to murder her parents and family members by setting the house ablaze and triggering an explosion.
