Private car driver seriously injured in cocktail explosion near Dhaka University
A private car driver named Sohel has been seriously injured in a cocktail explosion in the Dhaka University (DU) area.
The incident took place at around 2pm on Tuesday (10 November) in front of the International Business department of DU. He was later rescued in a seriously injured condition and admitted to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital.
At around 3:10pm, Dhaka Post spoke to Sohel in the X-ray room of DMCH Hospital. Describing the incident, he said, 'I drive the car of Nabila madam, a faculty member of the International Business department. After dropping her off, I was sitting in the driving seat talking to my wife on a video call. Suddenly a cocktail exploded targeting the glass in front of the driving seat. I immediately became covered in blood, and seeing it on the video call, my wife started crying.'
He said splinters from the cocktail struck different parts of his body and left him bloodied. He feels pressure on his chest and hears less in his ear. He is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Asked whether he had seen who caused the explosion, Sohel said, 'I was talking to my wife when suddenly it came from above and exploded on the car's glass. So I could not see who did it.'
Sohel's father's name is Abdul Matin, and their home is in the Titas police station area of Cumilla district. He currently lives in Dhaka in a house in front of Jamuna Future Park with Nabila Islam, a DU faculty member.
On hearing the news, Sohel's cousin Kausar Ahmed rushed to the hospital. He said, 'On hearing the news, I quickly came to DMCH and saw my cousin's whole body torn by cocktail splinters. He has no enmity with anyone, so why was a cocktail explosion aimed at him?'
Md Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station, said miscreants exploded a cocktail targeting a car inside the Dhaka University area. The driver of the car was injured and is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
It is not yet known who was involved in the cocktail explosion. Police are investigating the incident.
