A crude bomb exploded in front of the Faculty of Business Studies (FBS) at the University of Dhaka this afternoon (10 November), injuring a driver who was sitting inside a parked private car belonging to a university teacher.

The injured driver, identified as Sohel, 36, sustained shrapnel injuries to different parts of his body and was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment.

The incident occurred shortly after 2pm, Dhaka University Proctor Associate Professor Israfil Ratan confirmed to The Business Standard.

“A crude bomb exploded in front of the FBS. The injured person has already been taken to hospital. I am on my way to the scene now,” he said.

According to eyewitness accounts, the bomb struck the parked car, shattering its windscreen and injuring the driver inside.

DU student Abrar Faisal Ratul, who took Sohel to the hospital, said the driver was sitting inside the car parked in front of the FBS building when the explosion occurred. A crude bomb broke through the car’s glass and hit him, leaving him injured.

The car belongs to Tasnim Nabila, a lecturer in the Department of International Business. She was not inside the vehicle at the time of the incident, Ratul added.

Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, in charge of the DMCH Police Camp, said shrapnel from the explosion had pierced different parts of the driver’s body. He was receiving treatment at the hospital’s emergency department.

Around 2:45pm, police personnel were seen deployed at the scene. Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, including its central general secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir, were also present.

The proctor said CCTV footage was being examined and the police administration had been informed about the incident.