Crude bombs were hurled at the houses of BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam and five other Jessore BNP leaders in the district town all within a span of a half hour early today.

Nobody was injured in the attacks, reports our Benapole correspondent.

Former minister Tariqul’s wife Prof Nargis Begum, who is a member of Jessore district unit BNP, said the area was suddenly rocked as five crude bombs exploded at her house in Ghop area around 1:00am.

The explosions damaged windows of her home, she said.

The five other BNP leaders whose houses came under the attack are Syed Saberul Haque, general secretary of Jessore BNP, Delwar Hossain Khokon, its organising secretary, Mizanur Rahman Khan, its joint secretary, Munir Ahmed Siddiqui Bachchu, general secretary of Jessore town unit BNP, and BNP leader Salah Uddin Ahmed, councillor of Jessore municipality.

Shikder Akkas Ali, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said nobody filed any complaints with the police station in this connection.

He, however, said they heard the sound of some crackers, which were exploded on the occasion of the Holi festival.

At a press conference in Jessore Press Club, Anwarul Kabir Nantu, acting editor of Jessore-based Bangla daily Loksamaj, expressed deep concern over the bomb attack on the house of Nargis, editor of the daily.

At least 30 crude bombs were hurled at the houses of several BNP leaders, he added. 

On January 29, crude bombs were also thrown at the houses of Tariqul and Sabu.