DHAKA: The 11-year-old boy, Jakir, who sustained burn injury on January 13, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Friday.

DMCH sources said the boy succumbed to his burn injuries around 12:45am.

Earlier on January 13, some shop keepers rushed Jakir with 70 percent burn injury in Ganoshastha Medical College Hospital in Mirzanagar area of Savar cantonment.

Later he was shifted to DMCH at 10:30pm Thursday as his condition deteriorated, said Dr Ashraful Mollik, director of the hospital.

However, the reason of the burn incident could not be known yet.

BDST: 0224 HRS, JAN 23, 2015