Another victim of Narayanganj mosque blast died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Sunday, raising the toll to 24.
The hospital's resident surgeon Partha SHanka Pal confirmed the matter around 11:45am.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali Master,55.
Meanwhile, 22 bodies have been handed over to the families.
Three more burn victims died at early hours today. They were Nadim, 45, Shamim, 45, and Zulhas, 35.
The rest 13 victims are battling for their lives at the hospital as more than 60 per cent of their bodies, including respiratory tracts, suffered severe burn injuries.
Earlier on Saturday night, Imam Abdul Malek Nesari, 60, and Mizan, 40, succumbed to their burn injuries.
An underground gas line leakage of Baitus Salat Jame Masjid is suspected as the prime cause of the explosion, said Fire Service and Civil Defence officials.
Some of the deceased were the mosque’s muazzin Delwar Hossain, 48, Jewel, 7, Rashed, 30, Rifat, 18, Mostafa Kamal, 34, Zubair, 18, Sabbir ,21, Kuddus Bepari, 72, Zunayed, 17, Humayun Kabir, 70, Ibrahim, 43, Jamal, 40, Joynal, 38, Mainuddin, 12, Nayan, 27, and Kanchan Hawlader ,50.
At least 40 people were injured in the gas explosion at Baitus Salat Jame Masjid in Paschim Talla area under Fatulla Police Station in Narayanganj.
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