Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The death toll following a blast apparently from a gas leak at Halishahar in Chattogram has risen to five with the death of another victim on Wednesday morning.

Shawakhat Hossain,49, who sustained 100 per cent burns, breathed his last at 10:40 am, said Assistant Professor Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, a resident physician at National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute.

Earlier, another injured victim, Ashura Akter Pakhi,30, daughter of Abul Bashar of Rahimnagar village in Chandpur district, succumbed to her injuries at the Burn Institute at 10:47 pm on Tuesday.

Besides, Nurjahan Akter, her son Shawon, and brother-in-law Sumon, who suffered injuries in the blast, died on Monday and Tuesday, according to a UNB report.

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