Six children have been burnt in a transformer blast at Bangshal in the old part of Dhaka on Saturday morning.
The injured were identified as Ashik, 7, Mostakim, 8, Abdur Rahman, 8, Jabed, 7, Salman, 7 and Sazzad.
The victims, who are students of Mohammadia Islamia Hafezia Madrasa, are undergoing treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said sub-inspector Bacchu Miah, in-charge of DMCH police camp.
According to the source, a transformer exploded around 8.30am when the students were studying on the second floor of the adjacent madrasa building at Alubazar area.