, Nov. 12 -- Investigators had so far found no evidence suggesting that petrol bombs were used to set fire to the village home of MP Nusrat Tabassum, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said on Thursday.

"An initial investigation has found that electrical short circuit may have caused the incident," he told Parliament as Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam alleged that fascist Awami League might have link behind this fire incident.

The Home Minister said investigators found no signs of a petrol bomb explosion on the walls of the house. "Nor had any witnesses provided information suggesting that petrol bombs were used in the incident," he added.

He said the initial assessment by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) indicated that the fire was mor...