Two more members of a family of five burnt in an explosion sparked by a suspected gas leak at a house in Dhaka's Sutrapur have died, bringing the death toll from the incident to three.The victims were identified as Md Rokon, 12, and his elder brother Md Tamim, 16. They were both undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.Rokon died around 2:45am on Wednesday, with burns on 60 percent burn of his body and respiratory tract damage, according to Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the institute's emergency department. Meanwhile, Tamim succumbed to his wounds around 8:15am. He had suffered burns on 42 percent of his body, said Dr Shawon.Their sister Ayesha Akter, one-and-a-half-years old, passed away around 10:30pm on Tuesday.The blast occurred around 2am on Jul 11 at the family's house in the Kagojitola neighbourhood. �"bdnews24.com

Source: bd News24 July 17, 2025 00:24 UTC