Panic gripped the Dhaka University campus on Sunday evening as a series of crude bomb explosions, which also struck several other locations across the capital, deepened public fear.
The evening rush had not yet subsided on campus when two loud explosions rang out in quick succession in the TSC area. Similar blasts followed beside the administrative building, in front of the VC Chattar and at the Mukti-Ganatantra Toron. Students detained several people as they fled the scene.
Elsewhere in the capital that evening, crude bombs also exploded at several other locations, including in front of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office in Malibagh.
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Source: Dhaka Tribune News
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