Death toll from Barishal tanker blast rises to 3
- Update Time : Monday, May 15, 2023
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The death toll from an oil tanker explosion in the Kirtankhola River in Barishal on May 11 rose to three with the death of another victim at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
The deceased was Kutubuddin, 48, chief driver of the vessel and son of Saleh Ahmed, of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram.
Kutubuddin had been undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital since May 11 and breathed his last on Sunday evening, said Morshedul Alam, chairman of Kumira union parishad.
Fardin Arafat Swadhin, 22, son of Kutubuddin, died during the explosion.
On May 11, an explosion occurred at an oil-laden tanker ‘MT Ibadi-1’, leaving two people, including Swadhin and Babul Kanti Das, 64, dead on the spot.
The ship was anchored in the Kirtankhola River in Barishal.
The oil tanker carrying 3.5 lakh litre petrol and 10 lakh litre of diesel went to Barishal from Chattogram to unload oil of Meghna group in Barishal.
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