Comilla: Fahmida Hassan Nisha, a Comilla University student, who sustained burn injuries in an explosive substance blast at her room at a rented house in Comilla, died early on Monday.

Nisha’s uncle, Tariqul Islam, told NTV Online she died undergoing treatment at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at about 1:30am.

Nisha suffered 45 per cent burn injuries said registrar of the university Mujibur Rahman.

Earlier, on 23 August, Nisha, year-II student of the Economics Department of the university, suffered burn injuries in an explosion at her room at a rented house in South Salmanpur area of Comilla.

Comilla Additional superintendent of police Abdullah Al Mamun said four female students of the university, including Fahmida, live in the rented apartment on the ground floor of a three-storey building at South Salmanpur. They moved to the apartment just four days back.

The explosive substance went off with a big bang at the room of Fahmida at about 6:00am, leaving her severely injured. Police are yet to have any idea what type of explosive substance it was.

Fahmida was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). 

Meanwhile, a team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police detained six students living in different apartments of the same building for interrogation in this connection.

A team of bomb experts from Dhaka is on the way to Comilla for further inspection there, the ASP added.

Comilla Superintendent of Police Mohammad Shah Abid Hossain visited the spot after the incident.