Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) lawmaker Mst. Nusrat Tabassum Joty on Sunday alleged that miscreants set fire to her family home in Kushtia and expressed doubt about the fairness of the investigation after the home minister's initial remarks on the incident.

Speaking in the House, the NCP MP said attackers set fire to her ancestral residence at Bagan village in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on the night of November 12.

"I have been wounded twice in this arson attack. First, when I saw my home burnt down, and second, when I saw esteemed colleagues in this august House try to downplay the sabotage against my family," she said.

Citing CCTV footage, Joty said flames engulfed the house simultaneously, and women and children co...