Bomb Blast at Women’s Madrasa in Madaripur, 5 Students Injured

PNN News Desk, Madaripur

Five students were injured in a bomb explosion near Gopalpur Darussunnah Women’s Madrasa in the Kalkini municipal area of Madaripur. The explosion occurred on Saturday (August 15) morning in front of a residential house adjacent to the madrasa.

The injured students were rescued and initially taken to Kalkini Upazila Health Complex. Later, several of them were admitted to Madaripur District Sadar Hospital, according to reports.

Local sources and police said that a sudden loud explosion occurred in front of a residential house belonging to Emon Sardar beside the madrasa in the morning. Several madrasa students were injured in the blast. Among the injured were Abida, 8, Jannat, 9, Minha, 10, and Maimuna, 9. However, the exact type of explosive involved in the blast could not immediately be confirmed.

The explosion spread panic throughout the area. After receiving the news, a team of Kalkini police went to the scene, inspected the situation and collected preliminary information about the incident.

Emon Sardar, owner of the residential house, said, “I do not know how a bomb exploded in front of my house.”

Hafizur Rahman, superintendent of the madrasa, said they suddenly heard the sound of an explosion in the morning. They later went to the scene and found several students injured. He said a total of five students were injured in the incident.

Kalkini Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Zahirul Alam said, “After receiving information about the bomb explosion at the madrasa, we visited the scene. We are investigating how the incident occurred and what the source of the explosion was. More details will be known after the investigation.”

Police said they are investigating the incident to determine the cause of the explosion and whether anyone was involved in it.