A balloon seller has been killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a picnic spot in Savar's Ashulia.
The body of Rabiul Islam, 30, was sent to Dhaka Medical College morgue for autopsy.
Ashulia police station Officer-in-Charge Mohsinul Kadir confirmed the death to the Dhaka Tribune.
Witnesses said the gas cylinder suddenly exploded when Rabiul was inflating balloons around 11am Friday. The explosion blew off one of his legs, leaving him in critical condition.
Following the incident, Rabiul was rushed to National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (NITOR), popularly known as Pongu Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead.
