Dhaka, November 9, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
More than 50 crude bomb explosions and at least eight incidents of bus arson have triggered panic across Bangladesh amid escalating violence and concerns over the deteriorating law-and-order situation, according to local media reports.
Dhaka University witnessed a series of explosions on Sunday evening. Two blasts occurred in quick succession near the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) when the campus was crowded with students. Further explosions were reported near the administrative building, outside VC Chattar and at Mukti-Ganatantra Toron. Students also detained several people who were allegedly trying to flee the scene.
Other locations in the capital were also affected, including the area outside the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office in Malibagh, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
In the early hours of Saturday, two motorcycle-borne individuals allegedly detonated three to four crude bombs at the Chowrasta intersection in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area before fleeing. Another explosion was reported outside the upazila parishad gate near Genda Bus Stand on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar. Eyewitnesses could not identify those responsible.
The newspaper highlighted repeated attacks near police stations, government buildings and university campuses, raising questions about the identities of those behind the explosions and the networks involved in making and supplying the crude bombs.
Addressing the media on Sunday, Deputy Police Commissioner Md Akhtar Hossain said the Dhaka Metropolitan Police was closely monitoring explosions and vehicle arson incidents and investigating each case. He said several suspects, including alleged members of banned organisations and their affiliated outfits, had been taken into custody.
Police suspect that a particular group is deliberately carrying out sabotage activities to create panic among the public, he added.
Meanwhile, Dhaka University teacher and crime analyst Tawhidul Haque told the Dhaka Tribune that arrests were necessary to maintain law and order, but innocent people should not be targeted or harassed merely on suspicion. He stressed that no arrested person should be labelled a bomb attacker without sufficient evidence emerging from the investigation.
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