The death toll from Friday's mosque air-conditioner blasts in Narayanganj has climbed to 24 on Sunday.
Sources from Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka confirmed the information to The Business Post.
Imam of the mosque Abdul Malek, 60, and muezzin Delwar Hossain, 48, are among the deceased.
Other victims who have succumbed to their burn injuries are identified as -- Sabbir, 21, Mostofa Kamal, 34, Rifat, 18, Zubayer, 18, Kuddus Bapari, 70, Humayun Kabir, 70, Ibrahim, 43, Zunayed, 17, Jamal, 40, Jewel, 7, Rashed, 30, Joynal, 50, Mainuddin, 12, Kanchan Howlader, 50, Nayan, 27, Russell, 34, Bahauddin, 62, Nizam, 40 and Nadim, 45, Mohammad Ali, 55, Shamim Hasan and Julhas.
Thirteen other victims are receiving treatment with critical injuries, said Dr Samanta Lal Sen, coordinator at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities concerned to ensure the best treatment for the victims.
The explosion took place around 8:45pm on Friday at Baitus Salat Mosque of Fatullah when the devotees had just finished their prayers.
One of the air conditioners of the mosque went off and sparked a fire inside the mosque. Later, all the six ACs exploded there, leaving around 40 devotees injured.
Locals accused Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) of being inactive to solve a gas leakage issue in the mosque building which was going on for quite a long time. They claimed that they occasionally used to smell gas inside the mosque.
Upon initial investigation, fire service authorities believe the incident might have occurred due to gas leakage.
