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All 7 who received injuries in N'ganj boiler blast die

Another victim of the boiler explosion at a steel mill in Narayanganj died in a hospital in capital Dhaka on Wednesday.

The victim, Ibrahim Hawlader, 35, breathed his last around 9:30 am at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka.

Confirming the death, the facility's resident surgeon Dr SM Ayub Hossain said around 28 percent of Ibrahim's body was burnt.

With this, all seven victims of the incident passed away.

Rest six deceased were Jewel Mia, 35, Shanker, 40, Md Ilyas, 35, Niyon, 20, Alamgir Hossain, 35, and Md Rabbi, 35.

Earlier on May 4, a boiler exploded at RICL Rahima Industrial Complex Limited in Gausia area of Rupganj upazila, leaving seven injured.

Later, they were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Dhaka.

Quazi Al Amin/SU