A Correspondent:
Habiganj: Four people died and two were injured in a gas line explosion at the Akij Venture Lim-ited factory in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday morning.
The deceased were identified as engineer Md. Riaz Uddin, and Mizan Gazi and Mahfuz, both resi-dents of Chandpur. The identity of the fourth victim has not yet been confirmed.
According to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bahubal Police Station, Zahidul Islam, the factory’s engi-neer and workers were conducting maintenance on the gas line. Two workers died on the spot, while four others were critically injured. Two of the injured succumbed to their injuries en route to Sylhet for treatment.
The gas is supplied to the site by Jalalabad Gas Company and regulated through an installed sys-tem, said the OC.
Reports indicate that the regulator had been malfunctioning for several days, he added.
