Five members of the same family were critically injured in a gas leak explosion in the Uttar Bhuiyighar area of Fatullah, Narayanganj, on Sunday morning, May 10, 2026. The incident occurred around 7 a.m. at a house in front of Gram Bangla Tower. The victims—tenant Md Kalam, his wife Sayma, and their three children Munna, Munni, and Kotha—were rescued by locals and taken to the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka.

According to Abdullah Al Arefin, Deputy Assistant Director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defense, the explosion took place on the ground floor of an eight-story building owned by Md Shahjahan Mia. The fire broke out when Kalam lit a cigarette with a lighter in a closed room filled with leaked gas. Dr. Shawon Bin Rahman of the National Burn Institute reported that Kalam suffered 95 percent burns, Sayma 60 percent, Munna 30 percent, Kotha 52 percent, and Munni 35 percent. All are in critical condition and receiving emergency treatment.

Authorities confirmed that the victims remain under intensive care as their conditions are life-threatening.