Bangladesh, Nov. 9 -- A series of crude bomb explosions rocked Dhaka University and its adjoining areas on Sunday evening, triggering panic on the campus and prompting students to detain three men suspected of involvement in the incidents before handing them over to police.

Eight to nine explosions were reported at six to seven locations between 6:15pm and 6:45pm, targeting different parts of the university, including the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC), the Senate Building gate, Nilkhet and areas near several residential halls.

Dhaka University Proctor Associate Professor Israfil Ratan confirmed the explosions, saying they appeared to have been carried out in a coordinated manner.

"To my knowledge, explosions occurred at TSC, in front o...