A hand grenade was found on the Rajshahi University central mosque premises yesterday morning.

Security guard informed police after finding the grenade lying on the ground. Later, the bomb disposal unit of Rapid Action Battalion deactivated the grenade at 7:00pm, said police.

Following the incident, additional police were deployed on the campus as around 10 theatre groups from Bangladesh and India were staying on the campus to perform stage show at RU drama festival.

On October 29, a hand grenade was exploded at the university's Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall while a crude bomb was recovered from the roof of an international dormitory on Oct 27.