Dhaka, May 16 -- A family of five who perished one by one after a gas explosion at their flat in Narayanganj's Fatullah have been laid to rest side by side in Patuakhali's Bauphal.

The Namaz-e-Janaza or funeral prayers for four of the victims were held at North Kanakdia Government Primary School field in Kanakdia Union at 10am on Saturday, drawing hundreds of mourners.

Mir Kamal was buried first, and his wife and three children were laid to rest beside him.

Patuakhali-2 MP Shafiqul Islam Masud attended the service, as a heavy shroud of grief descended over the village with relatives and neighbours breaking down in tears.

The tragedy began on Sunday when a gas leak triggered a blast at a residence in Giridhara.

All five members of the...