DHAKA, – India today expressed deepest condolence at the fatalities in a blast at a mosque in Narayanganj on Friday.

“On behalf of the Government and the people of India, I wish to express my heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences to you and to the people of Bangladesh, particularly to the bereaved families,” Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said in a condolence message to Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen.

He also prayed for an expeditious recovery of those injured in the dreadful accident.

The death toll in the air conditioner (AC) explosion at the Narayanganj mosque reached 26 till last night.

A number of 11 people, who are in critical condition, are now undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka Medical College Hospital here.

At least 50 people suffered severe burn injuries in the AC blast at Pashchim Talla Baitus Salah Mosque in Narayanganj around 8.30 pm on Friday.