Explosion at Ctg madrasa

At least seven students were injured critically in a bomb blast at a Chittagong madrasa run by a top Hefazat-e-Islam leader and a suspected activist of the banned Huji Monday morning.Police in the evening said they have found traces of huge explosives including at least 30 handmade grenades stored at a room on the second floor of the four-storey student dormitory where the explosion took place, reports our Chittagong correspondent.The marks of the explosives were confirmed by Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam after he visited the Al Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa at Lal Khan Bazar area — a hill-side madrasa with around 4,000 residential students.“We are sure that huge explosives including a good number of handmade grenades were stored there,” said Islam.However, the madrasa chief — Hefazat Nayebe Ameer Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury — in the afternoon claimed that it was not a case of bomb blast — but an explosion from a laptop charger. His elder son, Harun Bin Izhar, gave another version that the explosion took place from an Instant Power Supply (IPS).Witnesses said they have seen some blown out human fingers at the spot. One of the injured lost his wrist in the explosion.The injured were Md Karim, Md Amanuallh, Md Jabbar, Md Abdullah, Md Khalek, Nurun Nabi and an unidentified person. They are all students of Fatwa Department of the madrasa.By evening, the police detained two of the injured while taking treatment at the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for interrogation, said Assistant Commissioner (AC) Abdur Rouf of Panchlaish zone of CMP.CMCH doctors said the condition of Nurun Nabi was critical as 90 percent of his body was burnt.Later around 6:00pm, the law enforcers picked up two more injured from a private clinic in critical condition. The police did not disclose their names.A bomb disposal unit of CMP was working at the spot in the evening to see if there were any intact grenades left.
The explosion
Locals said they heard a big bang around 11:30am from the madrasa.“Hearing the sound, we rushed to the madrasa but the students were resisting us from entering the madrasa,” said Md Russel, a MES College student living in the area.He added that he saw madrasa students were taking several injured to hospitals.