Sangsad Bhaban, Nov. 12 -- Chaotic scenes erupted in Parliament on Thursday as ruling and opposition lawmakers engaged in repeated heated exchanges over the fire at the house of opposition MP Nusrat Tabassum in Kushtia, disrupting the proceedings and forcing Deputy Speaker to intervene several times.

The disorder broke out when Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam accused Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed of denying the possibility of an arson attack and shielding those responsible for setting fire to the house.

Nahid said video footage circulating on social media clearly showed an object being thrown from outside, followed by the house suddenly catching fire.

He rejected the Home Minister's earlier claim that the house was abandoned, saying...