Coffins of victims are seen at a hospital, after a gas pipeline blast at a mosque in Narayanganj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh on September 5, 2020 ReutersThe poor boy was asking for his father and some water. Rahima’s son Jubayer, 7, and her husband Julhaz, went to offer their Isha prayers at the Baitus Salat Jame Mosque on Friday and fell victim to the horrific blast that took their lives. “They were being treated at a hospital in Dhaka and when my son died I took his dead body to my hometown of Barisal on Saturday. After his funeral, I came to know that my husband also died from the blast around 10am on Sunday,” said Rahima. Dozens of people were also injured in the blast and are currently undergoing treatment at the burn institute.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 06, 2020 16:52 UTC