Gazipur gas cylinder explosion: Death toll rises to two

Another victim of Wednesday's gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur has succumbed to their injuries, raising the death toll from the incident to two.

The deceased Md Mansur Ali Akand, 45, died while undergoing treatment in the postoperative ward of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery at around 8:30am on Saturday. 

Partha Sankar Pal, resident physician of the institute, said Mansur sustained burns covering 100% of his body.

Earlier, another victim of the fire, Md Solaiman Mollah, 45, died while undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Friday. 

Currently, 29 people are undergoing treatment at the burn institute. 

At least 35 people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a house in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur on Wednesday.

The incident took place in a shanty town of Shafiqul Islam Shafiq in Kaliakair around 6pm.