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Jail officials visiting bomb explosion site near
BSMMU prison cell yesterday. Focusbangla

UNB, Dhaka

A bomb exploded at the compound of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the city Wednesday noon, leaving a woman patient slightly injured.

Confirming the incident, officer in-charge of Shahbagh police station Rezaul Karim told UNB that the bomb exploded near the prison cell of the BSMMU at about 12 noon.

The explosion slightly injured Sushama, 55, a patient of the hospital, he said

Panic-stricken patients and visitors at the BSMMU began running to and fro as black smoke filled the area, witnesses said.

Police rushed to the spot and cordoned the area. They also collected samples of the explosives.