Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has condemned an alleged attack and vandalism at the home of Jessore-4 lawmaker and Jessore district Jamaat chief Golam Rasul. In a statement sent to the media on July 28, the party’s secretary general, Mia Golam Porwar, protested the incident, which he said occurred in the Nilগঞ্জ area of Jessore city.

Porwar alleged that the attack was planned and carried out by a group of assailants with backing from BNP leaders and activists. He said an attack on a lawmaker’s residence could worsen the law-and-order situation. He demanded the immediate identification and prosecution of those involved in the attack and those who allegedly incited it.

The statement said one of Rasul’s daughters is mentally ill and is receiving treatment in places including Hyderabad, India, and elsewhere in Bangladesh. Porwar said an attack over her conduct was unacceptable and described the matter as already settled. Jamaat also alleged targeted misinformation on social and other media intended to make the party controversial, urging accurate reporting and calling on law-enforcement personnel to act responsibly.