No evidence of short circuit at MP Nusrat’s house: Palli Bidyut

Kushtia Palli Bidyut Samity has found no evidence of an electrical short circuit in the fire that damaged the village home of reserved-seat MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum in Daulatpur Upazila.

The findings came after officials examined electrical wires, the meter and fuses recovered from the house.

Tojammel Haque, assistant general manager (operations and maintenance) of the samity’s Pragpur Sub-Zonal Office, confirmed the findings on Friday afternoon.

He said the power distribution line remained intact and showed no signs of a short circuit.

Following a call to the complaint centre, electricity supply to the house was immediately disconnected. Two linemen later visited the site and recovered the wires and meter for examination, he said.

Although the meter’s outer casing was damaged by the fire, its internal circuit showed no evidence of a short circuit. The cartridge fuses in the main switch were also intact, Tojammel said, adding that they would normally have blown had a short circuit occurred.

He also said the house had standard-rated fuses and no higher-rated fuses had been installed.

Based on these findings, officials found no evidence linking the fire to an electrical fault. However, the actual cause of the incident remains unknown.

Police, Fire Service and Civil Defence, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the civil administration and other agencies are investigating the incident.

Delwar Hossain, additional superintendent of police (Bheramara Circle), said investigators had yet to determine how the fire started.

Several agencies, including the fire service and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), are conducting investigations, and a decision will be made based on their findings, he said.

The fire broke out around 11:45pm on Wednesday at Nusrat’s family home in Baguayan village under the Dangmorka area of Daulatpur, damaging several rooms.

On Thursday night, the MP filed a case with Daulatpur Police Station, accusing unidentified people of attempting to kill her parents and other family members by setting fire to the house and causing an explosion.