A couple sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at Gohail Bari in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday night.
The victims were identified as Mintu, 35, and his wife Babita, 30, of the area. Both of them are garment workers.
Quoting local people, Abdul Hannan, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station, said the gas cylinder went off with a big bang on Sunday night while Babita was cooking at her home, leaving both Babita and her husband injured.
Later, they were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
