Five persons, including comedian Abu Hena Rony, sustained burn injuries after helium balloons exploded at a event in Gazipur.
The incident took place during a programme marking the 4th founding anniversary of the Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) on Friday eveningm, says a media report.
The other injured persons are identified as Zillur Rahman, Mosharraf Hossain, Rubel Hossain and Imran Hossain.
At first, the injured were taken to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College and Hospital in Gazipur.
Of them, Rony, Mosharraf and Zillur were shifted to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) in Dhaka with critical injuries.
Talking to newsman, Resident Surgeon of SHNIBPS Dr SM Ayub Hossain, said, " About 25 percent of the surface area of the body of the comedian was burnt in the explosion. His respiratory tracts and an ear have been burnt.”
"He is now undergoing treatment at ICU of the hospital."
