Four people have been killed and 10 others injured by lightning strike in Chuadanga, Gaibandha and Bagerhat districts on Saturday morning.
Two people have been killed and 10 others injured as lightning struck them in Jibonnagar and Damurhuda upazilas, our Chuadanga correspondent reports.
The deceased are Sadek Ali, 22, son of Hashem Ali, of Jibonnagar upazila and Saidur Rahman, 23, son of Ali Kadar, of Kushadanga village under the same upazila.
Jibonnagar police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Dulal Uddin Azad said: “Lightening struck Sadek and Saidur, killing them on the spot around 8:30am.”
“The injured were taken to Jibonnagar Health Complex for receiving treatment,” said the SI.
In Gaibandha, a house wife has been killed by lightning strike in West Gidari village in the morning.
The deceased is Amena Begum, 35, wife of Abdur Rashid of West Gidari village under Gidari union.
Gidari union parishad Chairman Golam Sadek Lebu said: “Amena died on the spot as lightning struck her while she was working in the courtyard around 9am.”
In Bagerhat, a sexagerian has been killed as lightning struck him at Chitalmari upazila in Bagerhat.
The deceased is Akram Sheikh, 60, a farmer of the upazila.
Chitalmari police station Officer-in-Charge Dilip Kumar Sarker said: "Akram died on spot as lightning struck him while working in the filed around 11:30am."
