Police recovered a Crude bomb in front of Bangladesh University in the Beribadh area along the Gabtoli-Mohammadpur road in the capital on Tuesday afternoon.
According to police, a team went to the scene after receiving information from local residents about a cocktail bomb lying in front of the university.
They subsequently secured the area and contacted the Special Response Unit (SRU) bomb disposal team to defuse the device.
Mohammadpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abdul Halim confirmed the incident.
He said police had cordoned off the area to ensure public safety and called in the bomb disposal team to handle the device.
