Eight Chinese students visiting the University of Dhaka under an exchange programme are returning home ahead of schedule following a series of cocktail explosions on the campus.

Two of the students returned to China on Wednesday (November 11), while the remaining six are scheduled to leave Dhaka on November 13.

Professor MA Kawsar, provost of Sir PJ Hartog International Hall, confirmed the development on Wednesday. He also held a meeting with the foreign students in the evening to discuss the overall campus situation and hear their concerns.

The eight students had come to the university to attend a short course, which was scheduled to conclude with examinations in the last week of November.

However, recent cocktail explosions on the campus have raised concerns among the students and their families, prompting them to return home before completing the course.

They will sit for the remaining examinations at their respective university in China.

“They were supposed to leave after completing their examinations in the last week of November. But concerns over the cocktail explosions have prompted them to return early. Two have already left, and the remaining six have confirmed their tickets,” Professor Kawsar said.

He added that he had met the remaining students on Wednesday to hear their views.

“They said they were monitoring the overall situation and would inform us if they made any further decisions,” he said.