Crude bomb explodes near High Court, seven more found in food boxes at Dhaka UniversityA crude bomb has exploded near the High Court while seven more undetonated devices have been discovered inside food boxes on the Dhaka University campus, police say. According to Shahbagh police chief Khalid Mansur, two crude bombs, locally known as cocktails, were thrown in the vicinity of the High Court around 6am. Roughly an hour later, security personnel discovered two dubious food containers beneath a tree near the Annex Building of Dhaka University. Police were alerted and later confirmed that the containers held a total of seven crude bombs, embedded in flour. The bomb disposal team safely removed and neutralised all the unexploded devices, police said.

Source: bd News24 June 16, 2025 09:23 UTC