Dhaka:At least seven explosions occurred at various locations on the Dhaka University (DU) campus Sunday evening, leading to the detention of three individuals near the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC).
According to United News of Bangladesh, the explosions took place around 630 pm at several sites, including the TSC, the university's administrative building, the VC Chattar, and in front of the Mukti O Gono Tontro Toron near Nilkhet. Eyewitnesses described hearing two initial blasts in quick succession at the TSC area, followed by more explosions at different campus locations, with additional reports of explosions in the Shahbagh area.
Sajjadur Rahman, a senior joint convener of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal's Bijoy Ekattor Hall unit, mentioned that the first explosion was reported near Suhrawardy Udyan. Following another explosion near the TSC gate beside the metro rail station, several people were seen fleeing, leading to the detention of two individuals by Chhatra Dal activists.
DU Proctor Professor Israfil Ratan confirmed that students had detained three individuals after the explosions at the TSC area. These individuals were handed over to the proctorial team and later transferred to Shahbagh Police Station. The university authorities are currently reviewing CCTV footage to further assess the situation.