Bangladesh: Death toll in Narayanganj mosque blast touches 31
Dhaka: The death toll due to the explosion of the air-conditioner in a mosque in Bangladesh's Narayanganj region has now touched 31, media reports said.
Two more victims of the blast have died now.
Nazrul Islam, 50, and Sheikh Farid, 21, died in intensive care at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Thursday afternoon, Partho Shankar Paul, the institute’s resident physician, told bdnews24.
He said five others are currently struggling for their lives in intensive care.
Six blasts took place at the Baitus Salah Jame Mosque in Sadar upazila of Naryangonj during Isha prayer last week.
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