Varsity female student hurt in Comilla blast; 6 held
A female student of Comilla University suffered burn injuries as an ‘explosive substance’ blasted inside her room at a rented house in South Salmanpur area of Comilla today.
The injured student was identified as Fahmida Hasan Nisha, a second-year student of economics department of the university.
Four female students of the university, including Fahmida, live in the rented apartment on the ground floor of a three-storey building at South Salmanpur, said Abdullah Al Mamun, additional superintendent of police in Comilla.
They moved to the apartment just four days back, he added.
The explosive substance went off with a big bang at Fahmida’s room around 6:00am, leaving her severely injured. Police are yet to have any idea what type of explosive substance it was.
Fahmida was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment.
Meanwhile, a team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police detained six students living in different apartments in the same building for interrogation in this connection.
A team of bomb experts from Dhaka is on the way to Comilla for further inspection there, the ASP added.
Superintendent of Comilla police M Shah Abid Hossain visited the spot after the incident.
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