At least six people, including a mother and her son, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in different areas of Shibganj, Sadar and Gomostapur upazilas of Chapainawabganj on Monday night.
Sibganj police station Officer-in-Charge Ashiqur Rahman said thunderbolt hit Shirin around 8pm while she along with her son Sayeed was collecting mangoes during the nor’wester, leaving both of them dead on the spot.
In the same upazila, Sadiqul was hit by a lightning strike and killed on the spot while collecting mangoes.
Besides, Ayesh Uddin and Amirul were killed when lightning strike hit them at Baliadanga village of Sadar upazila on Monday night.
In another incident, Saiful Islam, 46, died on the spot in lightning havoc at Imamnagar village in Gomostapur upazila.