A Filipina woman has died while undergoing treatment at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka after suffering severe burns in a gas fire at her Banani residence.
She died around 3:30am on Sunday while receiving treatment in the institute’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Resident Surgeon Sultan Mahmud Shikder of the institute said Bunag was admitted on 28 October after being transferred from Gulshan Continental Hospital.
She suffered burns to around 63 per cent of her body and sustained tracheal injuries while trying to light a gas stove at her residence around 7am on 28 October.
Her condition remained critical despite receiving maximum medical care.
According to her acquaintances, Bunag arrived in Bangladesh on 15 October and moved into a flat in Banani on 28 October, the same day the incident occurred.
She was initially rescued and taken to Gulshan Continental Hospital before being transferred to the National Burn Institute for advanced treatment.
