DU bomb blasts: Chinese students leaving country

Two Chinese students have left Bangladesh for home, while six others are scheduled to return to China on Friday (November 13), after a series of cocktail bomb explosions on the Dhaka University campus sparked fear among foreign students.

Professor MA Kawsar, provost of the university's foreign students' residential hall, P J Hartog International Hall, confirmed the development.

Speaking to the media, he said the Chinese students were frightened after witnessing a cocktail bomb explosion near the Faculty of Business Studies.

Two students have already left Bangladesh for China, while another six are scheduled to depart on Friday (November 13), he said.

The six students were originally supposed to leave a few days later but decided to advance their departure due to the recent security situation on campus.

However, Professor Kawsar said other foreign students had been briefed on various security measures taken by the university authorities and had expressed reassurance over the steps.

More than 10 cocktail bomb explosions were reported at different locations across the Dhaka University campus over three consecutive days, beginning Sunday.

On Tuesday, a hand bomb exploded inside a parked vehicle in front of the Faculty of Business Studies, leaving its driver critically injured. The incidents triggered widespread panic across the campus.

Meanwhile, the university authorities have temporarily suspended an official and an employee over their alleged involvement in the explosions.

To strengthen campus security, coordinated checkpoints have also been established at the university's entrances, involving law enforcement agencies, the proctorial team and members of the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC).