After being gravely hurt in yesterday's explosion at Seema oxygen Plant in Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila, Probesh Lal Sharma, a 41-year-old compressor operator of the plant, is battling for his life in the intensive care unit at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

According to doctors, he experienced a head injury and had surgery at CMCH. His condition, according to the physicians, is very critical.

Probesh, a father of two, is from the Sitakunda's Bhatiari union.

In front of the ICU, Probesh's wife Seema Sharma could be seen feeling tense.

"My husband's health condition is not good. I have no idea what will happen now. He is the only source of income; my daughter is in sixth grade and my son is an HSC student," Probesh's wife Seema Sharma told this correspondent in front of the ICU.

Probesh's brother Nayan Sharma claimed that despite working for Seema Oxygen Plant for 20 years, no one from the company visited his brother in CMCH.

"The factory has not offered us any assistance. We received Tk 7,500 from the district administration yesterday evening, but we have already spent more than Tk 50,000 on medicine and other necessities."

Another injured from the blast is Masudul Alam.

Contacted, Prof Dr Harun-ur-Roshid, head of the ICU at CMCH, said that Probesh's condition is critical while Masudul is doing better now.

Masudul's right leg was amputated, he said, adding that, "Masudul underwent an operation at the hospital."