A woman who suffered burns in a gas explosion at a Chattogram Halishahar flat has died on the way to Dhaka. The victim, 40-year-old Nurjahan Akter Rani, had suffered 100 percent burns, doctors said. On Monday evening, nine burn victims were transferred from Chattogram Medical College Hospital to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka. Rani, Pakhi, and Sakhawat suffered 100 percent burns, Shipon 80 percent, Sumon and Shawon 45 percent, Aiman and Anas 25 percent, and Ayesha 20 percent. Alamgir Hossain, deputy assistant director of Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence (Zone-1), told bdnews24.com: “It appears gas had accumulated in the kitchen.

Source: bd News24 February 23, 2026 15:20 UTC