Sharmeen Akhee, an actor on the small screen, suffered burn injuries in an explosion in the bathroom of a shooting spot in the capital on Saturday.
The explosion occurred from electrical sparks in the bathroom of a makeup room, near Pallabi police station in Mirpur on Saturday afternoon, leaving her seriously injured.
She was first taken to Islamia hospital and later shifted to the high dependency unit (HDU) of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 6:45pm.
She is currently receiving treatment at the hospital, said Dr Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of the burn institute.
He said that her condition was critical as her respiratory tract was affected with 35% burns.
Sharmeen Akhee is the daughter of Shahabuddin of Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.
Her husband Rahat Kabir said the shooting spot was new. The makeup room and the bathroom were adjacent. When the explosion took place, the door of the bathroom broke down.
Akhee's family said the explosion may occur from gas created in the bathroom.
