Bangladesh
Crude bomb found on Dhaka University campus, no casualty
Dhaka: A crude bomb was recovered by the police from outside Dhaka University’s Madhu’s Canteen in Bangladesh.
The bomb disposal unit of police has carried out a controlled explosion after recovering the bomb.
Students said they rushed out of the canteen after hearing an explosion around 10:45am on Thursday. They later found a bomb wrapped in tape and emitting smoke, reported bdnews24.
The university’s proctorial team went to the scene and informed the police about the matter. The bomb disposal unit later detonated the bomb in a controlled explosion at 12pm, reported the news portal.
“There was a small noise at first which suggests that the bomb didn’t fully explode,” SI Md Rois Uddin of New Market police outpost told the newsportal.
It is still not clear how the explosive reached the spot.
No casualty was reported in the incident.
