Three more victims of the mosque air-conditioner blasts in Narayanganj have succumbed to their injuries, raising the death toll to 17, reports bdnews24.com.
Another 21 people are battling for their lives at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka after near-simultaneous blasts of six air-conditioners during prayers at the Baitul Salat mosque on Friday night.
The latest victims were identified 'Jobayer', 18, his brother 'Sabbir', 21, and 'Russel', 34.
Partho Shankar, the resident physician of the hospital, had earlier confirmed that 11 persons, including a child, had succumbed to the injuries on Saturday.
They were identified as ‘Rifat’, ‘Zubair’, Humayun Kabir, Mostafa Kamal, ‘Ibrahim’, ‘Jewel’, ‘Sabbir’, Delowar Hossain, ‘Jalam’, ‘Junayed’ and Kuddus Bepari.
The child, ‘Jewel’, had burns on 95 per cent of his body, according to the institute's Assistant Director Dr Hussain Imam.
As many as 37 of the victims, all of who have reportedly suffered burns on 30 per cent of their bodies
More than 50 Muslim worshippers sustained burn injuries.
The Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, state gas transmission and distribution agency Titas and the district administration of Narayanganj each formed a committee to investigate the explosions.
The authorities also believe gas that accumulated inside the mosque after pipeline leaks may have triggered the blasts.