Another person died while undergoing treatment at hospital after sustaining burn injuries in the deadly explosion in a seven-storied building Dhaka's Gulistan, taking the official death toll to 20.
The deceased was identified as Musa, 45.
He succumbed to his injuries at 11pm on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn & Plastic Surgery.
Hospital's Resident Surgeon SM Ayub Hossain confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune.
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) suspects that gas accumulated in the basement of the seven-storey may have caused the explosion on Tuesday.
Among the injured, 10 people have been undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Meanwhile, the government has announced financial assistance of Tk50,000 each to the families of those killed in the explosion. Relatives are receiving financial assistance from a temporary tent set up by the district administration in front of the emergency gate of Dhaka Medical College Hospital by showing the death certificate of the deceased.
