Separate cocktail explosions in Keshabpur, Jashore, and Kalkini, Madaripur, injured eight people, including seven students, on Saturday morning around August 15. In Jashore, motor worker Jewel, 35, suffered splinter injuries to his leg in an explosion in the Madhyakul area of Keshabpur municipality and was admitted to a local government hospital. Police cordoned off the area and took him into custody while treatment continued.

Police said two more unexploded cocktails wrapped in polythene were found at the Jashore site, where additional officers were deployed. Local residents alleged they had informed the police about a meeting at a fish farm the previous night, while Officer-in-Charge Mosha Roksana Khatun said residents had reported a meeting involving Awami League leaders.

In Kalkini's Ward 9, seven students of Gopalpur Darus Sunnah Mohila Madrasa were injured after handling a cocktail found on the stairs of a residence during their tiffin break. Two were in critical condition, and one was sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment. Additional Superintendent of Police Faria Rafiq Bhabna said evidence was being collected and an investigation was continuing into how the device arrived there and who was involved.