Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- A man has been burnt in a gas cylinder explosion while preparing food on a fishing boat in Noakhali's island Upazila of Hatiya.
The incident took place around 8:30pm on Thursday on a boat named Master Majhi, docked at Chairman Ghat on the banks of the Meghna River, said Sub-Inspector Md Abdul Baten from the local police outpost.
The injured cook, 60-year-old Hema Majhi, is a native of Lakshmipur's Kamalnagar Upazila.
Police and witnesses say the Master Majhi, owned by Chairman Ghat fish trader Nizam Uddin, had returned from a fishing trip two days earlier. While the other crew members went home, Hema stayed alone on the vessel.
At the time of the incident, Hema was cooking on the stove. Suddenly, the gas cylin...