Dhaka, April 29 -- A pregnant woman, who was severely burnt in a kitchen fire sparked by a gas cylinder blast in Gazipur, has succumbed to her injuries. This brings the death toll from Sunday night's incident to two.

The victim, identified by a single name as Taslima, died during treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka around 6am on Tuesday, according to Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, the resident surgeon at the facility's emergency department.

The 30-year-old had suffered burns across 95 percent of her body, said Shawon.

Earlier, on Monday, another 30-year-old woman, identified by a single name as Seema, died after suffering burns on 90 percent of her body.

The fire broke out on Sunday in the kitchen of a rent...