2 more Mohammadpur blast victims die at DMCH

Two more victims, injured in an explosion at a scrapped goods shop in Mohammadpur last week, succumbed to their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday, reports UNB.

With the death of Saidul Islam, and Amir Hossain, 45, the death toll from the blast rose to three.

Another victim, Abdul Alim, is undergoing treatment at the hospital, said resident physician of the hospital Partha Sangkar Paul.

Earlier on Saturday, Faruk, a shop employee injured in the incident, died at a city hospital.

Seven people including shop owner Abdul Alim, 50, suffered burns in the explosion in the scrapped goods shop near Chand Udyan Bhanga Mosque in Mohammadpur of Dhaka last Tuesday.

Others injured in the incident are Mohammad Faruk, 37, Saidul Islam, Amir Uddin, Md Rasel, Suruj Mollah and Md Kaiyum.

They were taken to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of DMCH.

Of them, Faruk, Saidul Islam, Amir Uddin and Abdul Alim were undergoing treatment at the hospital while the other three were released.