Six people were killed and three others injured in a lightning strike while fishing in Pabna’s Gobindapur village on Friday afternoon.
The incident occurred near Sonapatila Beel in Malanchi Union of Pabna Sadar upazila.
According to locals, several people were fishing with hooks in a canal beside the river near the beel when lightning struck, killing six people on the spot and injuring three others.
Locals later rescued the injured and arranged medical treatment.
Pabna Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sanjay Kumar Saha confirmed the incident, saying an assistant sub-inspector had been sent to the scene after police received the report.
Police are working to confirm the identities of the deceased and injured and gather further details, he said.