Dhaka, March 9 -- Six members of a family have suffered severe burns after a suspected gas leak triggered an explosion at a home in Chandpur.

The incident took place during Sehri in the early hours of Sunday on the fourth floor of the house on Koralia Road.

Due to the severity of their injuries, four victims have been transferred to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, while the remaining two are receiving treatment at Chandpur General Hospital.

Among the victims, Abdur Rahman Sardar, 65, his wife Shahanur Begum, 55, their daughter-in-law Khadija Akter, 32, and their younger son, identified by a single name as Moin, 18, are in critical condition and have been taken to Dhaka for advanced medical care, according t...