Dhaka, April 26 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday told Parliament that perpetrators behind the attack on Jamaat MP Masum Mustafa in Netrakona must be identified and brought to justice.

"The real perpetrators must be identified and punished," he said, pointing at the opposition lawmaker, Masum Mustafa, who raised the issue in the House and sought security for himself, his family and activists in his Netrakona-5 constituency, UNB reports.

Calling the incident "very unfortunate," the minister said, "We all have strongly condemned the incident and felt deeply saddened by it," he said.

Fakhrul said the Leader of the House (Prime Minister Tarique Rahman) has assured him a ...