Published : 27 Sep 2026, 02:47 PM
Updated : 27 Sep 2026, 02:47 PM
National Citizens Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has accused reserved women’s seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Misty of leading the looting and demolition of the Radda MCH office and health centre in Dhaka’s Mirpur.
The NCP leader made the allegation after visiting the site on Sunday, saying the MP’s husband was once a local commissioner and her brother was a former Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal president.
“We respect their struggle. But we saw destruction, looting and mob rule under her leadership,” he told reporters.
Misty’s brother was late BNP leader Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, a former Dhaka-7 MP.
Her husband is Mirpur's former commissioner and BNP leader Saidur Rahman Newton.
Radda MCH, which has provided free primary healthcare, maternity services and family planning to poor mothers and children for five decades, was attacked late on Thursday night.
Heavy machinery was used to flatten the entire facility, including one permanent and three semi-permanent buildings belonging to the heath centre.
The attackers left behind a signboard reading "Somomona Dokandar Samity Limited" at the site before leaving.
An NCP delegation led by Asif inspected the site after noon, speaking with duty staff while party activists smashed one "Samomona Dokandar Samity Limited" signboard, smeared another with black ink, and tore down a banner.
After the visit, Asif Mahmud said: "Inside, we saw that medicine, injections, equipment, all of this had been looted. What are you trying to prove by looting vaccines meant for poor children?
"You extort the rich, you extort businessmen. At ECB [Chattar], we saw you carried out horrific destruction at Salman Muqtadir's studio [on Saturday]. Here, you didn't even spare vaccines for poor children."
Recalling a statement by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed after the BNP formed the government following the February election, Asif said the minister had promised to put an end to “mob rule” in Bangladesh.
“But what did we see?” he asked, saying a health clinic, a studio and another institution had been targeted within two days.
Comparing the police response to a trope from Bangla films, the NCP leader said: "We came and found police at the entrance and inside.
“You know that thing in Bangla films, where police show up after the incident has already happened? Well, here too, police came to inspect only after it had already happened."
He called for a “neutral investigation committee” into the vandalism at both Radda and Salman Muqtadir’s studio in ECB, saying: “Everyone involved, everyone who was negligent in their duty, must be brought to justice.
"We don't think this is an isolated incident. This is an organised crime involving the BNP MP, the city corporation administrator and local police, all acting in concert."
He added, "If you don't take swift action and justice on this, we'll have to conclude that everyone, from the prime minister down, is aware of this, and everyone will share the blame."
He also demanded "proper compensation" for both incidents.
"Both sites need to be properly evaluated for damages, and that compensation must be paid. This building needs to be rebuilt, and healthcare services must resume here," Asif said.
