A fire broke out after a petrol bomb was hurled at the house of reserved-seat MP and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum Joty at Baguan village of Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia late Wednesday night.

Nusrat alleged that unidentified attackers hurled the petrol bomb at her village home, injuring her parents and other family members.

She disclosed the incident in a Facebook post at 1:02am on Thursday, saying, "They hurled a petrol bomb at my house. I don't know who did it."

Nusrat said the attack took place at around 11:45pm on Wednesday at her ancestral home in Daulatpur.

Officer-in-Charge of Daulatpur Police Station Khaledur Rahman said the fire broke out in a shed-like structure used for storing cattle.

"The fire has been brought under control, and there was no major damage. Neighbours put out the fire before firefighters arrived at the scene," he said.

Meanwhile, the NCP media cell alleged in a Facebook post that Awami League activists carried out the petrol bomb attack on the house of the party's Joint Convener and Political Council member Nusrat Tabassum.

NCP Media Secretary Yasir Arafat said they suspect Awami League activists are behind the attack.