DMCH sources said the poor ones among the injured are simply unable to pay for the costly drugs, retarding the progress of their recovery.

Two of them, Nurjahan and her daughter Marzina Akhter, said they had to borrow Tk 1,500 yesterday morning to buy medications.

"This is not the end. We are told the doctors may prescribe more medicines, depending on the progress of healing of the wounds. But, we have no way to get more money," said Nurjahan, now in Ward 33.

Some attendants of the bomb-injured also said similar stories.

"We have been asked to fetch a number of antibiotics, injections and sedative capsules, as doctors cannot start treatment until we gather them," reported a poor patient lying in a Casualty Ward bed.

DMCH Casualty Department head Dr Feroze Quader on the other hand said in the evening, "We received an order yesterday that directed us to take special care of the bomb injury patients, providing all medicines required for their treatment. The state will bear all costs of the treatment."

He, however, admitted that, due to a chaotic situation on Tuesday, the on-duty doctors at Ward 33 could not treat the female bomb victims in privacy.

Meanwhile, 20 of the bomb attack victims who suffered burns, fractures and splinter injuries are recovering fast, except for a few who may have to stay a little while for complete recovery.

Advocate Nurul Huda, 32, with bones of both legs shattered by splinters, is undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU). Doctors described his condition as grave but refused to comment on the chances of his survival.

Huda, who was sitting near the explosion spot, also suffered burns and splinter injuries in his face and hands.

Most of the rest of the victims, now in Ward 31, have injuries from flying shrapnel embedding deep into their body below the hip. Some of them were also severely burnt, which the doctors said would take in some cases weeks or even months to recover.

Hospital sources said they discharged two patients yesterday and the day before. One of them, Mahbub Alam Shaheen, 30, was taken to the Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday morning for interrogation, while the other was released late Tuesday night.

Hundreds of visitors, mostly relatives, have been crowding the wards since the incident on Tuesday. The police said they are unable to check the influx of anxious visitors. The authorities yesterday deployed six police constables on a round-the-clock duty at the entrance to Ward 31 to check the thronging.

"At least fifty people visited Advocate Anwarul Azim yesterday at the ward, already swarming with visitors, and leading to a chaotic situation," said a staff member of the ward.

Meanwhile, the bodies of four people killed in the attack in Gazipur were handed over to their relatives yesterday and the day before. The dead are Shamsul Huq, 35, Marjina Begum, 40, Advocate Amjad Hossain and Advocate Golam Faruk.