DHAKA; Students detained three men suspected of involvement in explosions at Dhaka University and handed them over to Shahbagh Police Station, police said.
The detainees were identified as Rejaul Karim, 42, of Natore; Sohel Rana, 33, of Rajshahi; and Najmus Saad, 33, of Gopalganj.
Several explosions were reported on the university campus at around 6.30pm today.
The blasts occurred near the Senate building, beside the Mohsin Hall field and at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC).
Sub-inspector Mainul Islam of Shahbagh Police Station said the materials recovered from the sites appeared to be similar to "chocolate bombs" during the preliminary examination.
Earlier, DU Proctor Israfil Ratan confirmed the explosions. He said: "The explosions were carried out in a coordinated manner, with eight to nine bombs detonated at six to seven locations across the university.
"To my knowledge, explosions occurred at TSC, in front of the Nilkhet gate, at Madhur Canteen, at the gate of the Senate Building, and on the road between Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall."
He added that the objects found at the sites did not contain ingredients that could make an explosive particularly dangerous.
"We do not know who carried out the explosions. From what I have seen, the objects found were only fragments of the shells and did not contain the ingredients that would make them highly dangerous. Perhaps this was an attempt to create panic. We have informed the police administration," he said.
Shahriar Mostak Didar, an eyewitness, said students caught all three men in the TSC area.
He added that after detaining them, agitated students beat the men as they tried to flee before handing them over to the police. - Teh Daily Star/ANN
