A woman who suffered burn injuries in an explosion in Dhaka’s Jurain died on Thursday.
Mukta Khatun, 30, succumbed to her injuries around 8:30am at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
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Confirming the death, resident doctor Dr Tariqul Islam said 45 percent of Mukta's body was burnt.
Five members of a family, including a child, suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from a gas pipeline leak in the capital's Jurain on Monday.
The deceased's husband Athar, 35, and daughter Afsana, 5, are currently undergoing treatment at the same hospital.