Babul Kazi, grandson of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, has been admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) in the capital with severe burn injuries.
Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, the resident surgeon of the hospital, confirmed that Babul Kazi has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with 74 per cent burns.
Babul, 59, sustained burn injuries in a minor explosion, believed to have been triggered after lighting a cigarette at a washroom of his Banani residence around 5AM on Saturday, said Dr Shawon.
Later, his family members brought him to the hospital around 7:30AM.
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