A third individual has succumbed to injuries sustained during a gas leak explosion at a power station canteen in the Meghnaghat area of Sonargaon, Narayanganj. The latest casualty has been identified as 30-year-old Mohammad Kawsar, who passed away on Monday morning, 18 May 2026.
According to official medical logs, Kawsar died at approximately 06:15 while undergoing emergency treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. He had been admitted to the specialized facility with extensive thermal injuries covering roughly 60 per cent of his body.
Casualties and Clinical Status
The formal confirmation of the fatality was delivered by Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, the resident physician at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Dr Rahman stated that a total of 12 patients were brought to the institute in a severely injured state following the industrial accident on Wednesday afternoon.
Of the initial 12 admissions, three individuals have now died from their injuries. Prior to Kawsar’s death on Monday morning, two other facility workers had already succumbed to their wounds. The first casualty was Shankar, aged 25, followed by Mohammad Amir, also aged 25.
Incident Timeline and On-Site Response
The industrial accident occurred at approximately 13:45 on Wednesday afternoon inside the operational canteen of “Jera Meghnaghat Power Limited”. Preliminary findings indicate that the blast was triggered by an accumulation of gas originating from a structural leak within the kitchen facility. All 12 individuals injured in the explosion were employees working at the power generation facility.
The table below outlines the medical metrics and current clinical status of all the victims affected by the industrial explosion:
| Category of Affected Personnel | Total Count | Percentage of Body Burns | Current Status / Clinical Outcome |
| Shankar | 1 | 46% | Succumbed to injuries |
| Mohammad Amir | 1 | 80% | Succumbed to injuries |
| Mohammad Kawsar | 1 | 60% | Succumbed to injuries (18 May 2026) |
| Recovered Staff | 6 | Minor Burns | Discharged from the institute |
| Remaining Injured Staff | 3 | Variable | Currently undergoing active treatment |
Current Hospital Operations
Dr Shawon Bin Rahman further confirmed that medical teams had successfully stabilized and discharged six of the injured workers whose burn percentages were low enough to permit outpatient recovery. The remaining three victims continue to receive specialized care within the hospital’s intensive treatment wings.
Local police authorities and fire service inspectors have initiated a formal inquiry into the structural integrity of the canteen’s gas lines to determine the exact cause of the leak.