Couple burnt in Jatrabari fire succumb injuries

The couple, who were burned in a fridge compressor blast in Dhaka's Jatrabari area on April 20, died while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Monday.

The deceased are Abdul Karim,30, and Khadiza Akhter, 25, Dr Ayub Hossain, resident surgeon of the institute confirmed. 

He said Khadiza died around 5 am while her husband died at 6:15 am. Their one-and-a-half year old daughter Fatema, who was also injured in the blast, is in ICU in critical condition.