Miscreants have set fire to the gate of the ancestral home of Umma Uswatun Rafia, Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) executive member, in Mymensingh city.
They also threw crude bombs at the house.
The incident took place in Dholadia area around 3:00am on Wednesday, November 20, Abdullah Al Mamun, Additional Superintendent of Police, Mymensingh, told Jago News.
"Soon after the incident, we visited the spot and found signs of fire at the house gate. We believe the arson was premeditated," he said.
Rafia's mother and brother reside in the house, the ASP said.
Her brother filed a complaint at the Kotwali police station in this connection, the police official added.
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