Cocktail blasts in three Dhaka areas in one night; school bus torched in Vatara

Cocktail explosions have occurred in Dhaka's Vatara, Uttara East and Tejgaon Industrial Area police station areas. In Uttara East, miscreants exploded three cocktails in a row. Explosions also took place in front of North South University in Vatara and in front of South East University in the Tejgaon Industrial Area. On the same evening, miscreants set fire to a school bus in the Vatara area.

Vatara Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mazharul Islam confirmed the cocktail explosion in front of North South University at around 12:45 am on Sunday (November 8). He said the sound of an explosion was heard in front of the university after 10:30 pm, and locals later saw smoke rising from there. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.

Earlier, at around 5:40 pm, miscreants set fire to a bus of Jalsiri Cantonment School parked in front of Ananta Tower in the 100 Feet area of Vatara Police Station. No one was injured in the incident, the OC said.

Meanwhile, three cocktails were exploded in a row in the Uttara East Police Station area at around 11:45 pm. Duty Officer Sub-Inspector (SI) Mamun of Uttara East Police Station confirmed the matter at around 1:05 am. He said miscreants exploded three cocktails at around 11:45 pm. However, no casualties were reported.

A video of the incident shows miscreants exploding three cocktails in a row while riding a motorcycle and chanting the "Joy Bangla" slogan.

In the Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station area, a cocktail explosion also took place in front of South East University. OC Mahbubur Rahman of Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station confirmed the matter at around 1:25 am. He said miscreants exploded a cocktail in front of South East University at around 11:45 pm. No casualties were reported in the incident.

These incidents took place between Sunday evening and late night — beginning with the school bus fire in Vatara and reaching cocktail explosions in three police station areas of the capital in the same night.