Indian officials described it as a “minor explosion” and said it was a common occurrence during hartals.
Officials said a small cocktail bomb was flung by two motorcycle borne men outside the hotel. Mukherjee had returned for lunch to the hotel after a convocation ceremony at the Dhaka University.
In a statement, the press secretary to the president said that “life in and around the hotel in Dhaka where the president is staying is completely normal.
