BigstockOf the injured, three are in critical conditionFour workers sustained burn injuries following an explosion in a paper mill in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj early Monday. The injured are Moshtaq Ahmed, 48, Md Asaduzzaman, 31, Tafizul Islam, 55 and Md Faruk Hossain, 54; all of whom are security guards at the Al Nur Paper and Board Mills Ltd, located at Kanchpur of the upazila. Of the injured, Moshtaq with 78% burn injuries, followed by Asaduzzaman with 75% and Tafizul with 68% were admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). Besides, Faruk, who received 5% burn injuries, was given first aid and has been kept under observation, said SM Aiyub Hossain, resident surgeon of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Hafizur Rahman, CEO of Security Force Limited, said an explosion occurred near the main gate of the mill where the guards were on duty.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 05, 2021 10:52 UTC