A woman and her son sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out in their house from gas leakage at the Nitaiganj Mollapara area in Narayanganj’s Sadar upazila on Saturday. JICA inaugurates one-stop service centre at SEZ in Narayanganj The injured were identified as Sima Begum (50) and her son Roman (25). According to family sources, the fire broke out in the house around 6:00 am when Sima tried to light the stove in the kitchen of the house, leaving them injured. Police foil miscreants’ attempt to derail train in Narayanganj ahead of blockade Sima Begum has 60 burn injuries on her body, and Roman suffered 14% burn injuries, said Dr Md Tariqul Islam, resident doctor at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. 2 minor cousins drown in Narayanganj pond Sima’s condition is critical, he added.

Seven youths sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at an abandoned house at Hijla village in Aminbazar of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Friday night. The injured were identified as Raihan, 20, Hadis, 20, Nahid, 20, Jewel, 22, Monarul, 22, Alamin, 22 and Rubel, 24. Garment workers’ protest: 130 factories in Ashulia, Savar, Dhamrai closed Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said the injured youths were friends and they were taken to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) in the night. 20 injured as Daffodil University students clash with locals in Savar Md Rakib, brother-in-law of a victim Raihan, said Raihan along with his six friends gathered at their tin-shed abandoned house in the night and at one stage a fire broke out there, leaving them injured. Local people suspected that the fire might have originated from accumulated gas as the house remained abandoned for a long time. Parked bus set on fire in Savar Harun-or-Rashid, sub-inspector of Aminbazar Police Station, said police are investigating to unearth the reason behind the fire.

Five workers of a re-rolling mill suffered burn injuries in an explosion at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj district on Saturday. The injured were identified as Iqbal, 26, Saiful, 30, Zakaria, 22, Muzammel, 30 and Shariful, 25 of Godnail Syedpara area. Fakhar Uddin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said an explosion occurred at the Sharmin re-rolling mill early in the morning, leaving workers injured. Couple, their baby burnt in gas explosion in Narayanganj Condition of three out of five workers who suffered burn injuries was stated to be critical and they are undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. Gas supply to remain off for 12 hours in parts of Narayanganj, Munshiganj Tuesday Of the injured, Muzammel sustained 100 percent burn, Saiful 60 percent, Shariful 57 percent, Jakaria 35 percent and Iqbal 33 percent, said the hospital’s resident medical surgeon Dr Tarikul Islam. Fakhar Uddin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said overflow of gas might cause the explosion when the workers were asleep. Blast in Narayanganj building: 3 family members among 4 burned On information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control within a short time, he said. The reason behind the explosion will be known upon investigation, said Engineer Gias Uddin of Narayaganj Titas Gas.

Five members of a family sustained severe burn injuries in a fire following a blast at a house in Dhamrai upazila of the district early Saturday.  Those suffered burn injuries are Md Manjurul, 32, a garment worker, his wife Josna Begum, 25, their two-year-old daughter Mariam, Josna’s elder sister Hosna Begum, 30 and her daughter Sadiya Akter, 18, all hail from Kishoreganj uapzila of Nilphamari district. Manjurul received 33 percent burns while Josna 40 percent, Morium 15 percent, Hosna 25 percent and Sadiya 75 percent, said Dr SM Ayub Hossain, resident surgeon of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Neighbour Sufian, who took the injured people to the hospital, said the blast occurred around 5.30am when Josna tried to light their gas stove on the second floor of their rented house at Kumral village under Dhamrai. It is suspected that fire originated from gas leaked from the gas cylinder in the kitchen.  

Five individuals, including three minor children, sustained burn injuries in a fire that erupted as gas was being transferred carelessly cylinder from one cylinder to another in Birganj upazila in the district on Saturday. The injured have been identified as Jahidul Islam, his wife Shahana Begum, their 13-year-old son Joy, three-year-old daughter Lamia and their neighbour’s five-year-old son Saidur Rahman. Of the injured, the children have been undergoing treatment with back injuries at M Abdur Rahim Medical College in the upazila after taking first-aid from Upazila Health Complex. Witnesses said a fire broke out suddenly as Jahidul was transferring gas from a bigger cylinder to a smaller one at his house in Centerpara area around 2pm, leaving the five critically injured. Read: Two die a week after Sylhet gas cylinder blast Locals first rushed them to the Upazila Health Complex and later three of them shifted to the medical college for better treatment, they said. However, it could not be ascertained immediately how much percentage of the burn the injured received. Meraj Ali, station in-charge of Birganj Fire Service and Civil Defense, said transforming gas from one cylinder to another without experience is high risky and the reason for the accident worked this factor.   Subrata Kumar Sarkar, officer-in-charge Birganj police station, said they heard about the matter and were looking into it. 

At least seven people were received burn injuries following an explosion in a hand sanitizer godown in Rajabari area of ​​Kamarpara in the city on Saturday. The injured were identified as rickshaw garage owner Gazi Mazharul Islam, 48, Md. Mizan,35, Md. Nur Hossain,60, Md. Alam Mia 20, Masum, 35, Md. Al-Amin,30 and Md. Shaheen, 25. Read: Two suffer burn injuries in blast at S Alam Power Plant Officer-in-Charge of Torag Police Station Mehedi Hasan told UNB that the blast occurred around 11:45 am in a godown of hand sanitizer, leaving the seven people wounded. Local people rescued them and rushed to the emergency department of the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, he said. Resident surgeon Dr. SM Ayub Hossain of the institute said most of the injured are in critical condition.  

Four people sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out in a house following a blast in the city’s Aga Sadeq Road of Bangshal area Saturday morning. The injured are Md Israfil, 62, Salma Begum, 50, their daughter Shahjadi Akhter, 35, and son Md Imran Hossain, 28. They were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery under Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said Mohammad Shahjahan Sikder, Deputy Assistant Director (Media Cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters. READ: Gazipur godown fire 'under control' He said the explosion occurred on the ground floor in a space between two buildings. Three walls collapsed partially after the explosion. On information, three units of fire fighters rushed to the spot around 4:45 am and took the injured to the hospital, he said. The origin of the fire is yet to be known, he added. Tareq, nephew of injured Israfil who lives on the top floor of the building, said, there was a sudden explosion around 4.30 am near the building.  “Hearing my uncle’s scream, we rushed to the ground floor to rescue the family members,” he said The fire might have originated  from a gasline leak, he said.

A 26-year-old woman was burnt to death in a fire set allegedly by her ex husband over dowry at Dumki upazila in Patuakhali early Friday. Police said the deceased was identified as Eti Aktar of the district. Locals said Eti’s former husband Jalil, 32, came to her house in Dhoparhat village in the small hours of Friday and set her on fire while she was sleeping. Read: College student found dead in Sylhet Eti divorced Jalil few days ago as he used to torture her for dowry money, according to the locals. Abdul Salam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dumki police station, said the body was sent to the local hospital morgue for an autopsy. A case has been filed in this regard. Efforts are on to nab the killer, said the OC.  

Six Rohingyas, including children, sustained burn injuries from a gas cylinder fire at Ukhia camp in Cox's Bazar Thursday, police said. The injured were identified as Nur Alam, his wife, their two sons and two others from a nearby home. They are being treated at Kutupalong MSF Hospital, said Naimul Haque, commander of Cox's Bazar Armed Police Battalion-14 (APBn-14). Read: Four of family suffer burns in Narayanganj fire The fire broke out at the house of Nur Alam of at Block D/4 in Ukhia Rohingya Camp 1/East. "Nurul Alam's wife was trying to light their gas stove in the morning but it did not work. She might have left the gas cylinder on to light the stove with a match stick, which caused the fire," said Naimul.

Police have arrested three people for setting fire to 12 buses seized by police in Faridpur. The arrestees are Zahurul Islam Johnny, 24, a resident of West Goalchamat area, Parvez Mridha, 21, of the same area and Mohammad Ali, 41, of Gorail village in Nagarkanda. They were arrested from Goalchamat area on Monday, said Additional Superintendent of Police Jamal Pasha in a press conference. Arrestee Johnny and Mohammad Ali gave confessional statements at a Faridpur court on Monday afternoon, he said. READ: One held over murder of schoolgirl ‘after rape’ in Magura It was learnt that Johnny used to look after the buses in police custody and Mohammad Ali was a night guard there. On the night of March 12, seized buses of South Line enterprise were set on fire. Of the 22 buses 12 were burnt.  The buses were owned by brothers Barkat and Rubel. The buses were seized by Kotwali Police in a money laundering case of Tk 2,000 crore filed by CID at Kafrul Police Station in Dhaka. Imdadul Haque, head of the probe committee formed over the fire incident, said at the press conference that the buses were insured by various insurance companies and had debts to banks. However an investigation will reveal more on this, he said