Petrol bomb hurled at RU teacher's house

Nobody, however, was injured in the explosion. Panic has gripped among the teachers and students of the university following the incident.

Sources said the miscreants have thrown a bottle filling with petrol and set fire to Professor Nazrul's Binodpur residence near the university campus.

The bottle was exploded with huge cracking sound near the reading table of Nazrul's son.

Suddenly, the fire spread out as the bottle exploded in the room, Professor Nazrul said. Other explosive ingredients were also loaded in the bottle, he said.

The terrified members of the house rushed to the room and managed to extinguish the fire before it engulfs the room.

They, however, could not identify any assailants.

Yesterday morning, the university proctor, student adviser and higher police officials visited the residence of Nazrul.

The university and police administration have taken additional security measures around the house of Professor Nazrul, said Proctor Enamul Haque.

Professor Nazrul told newsmen that he would take legal action after consulting with the university administration.

The motive of the attack could not be known, he said.