At least five people were killed in lightning strike in Moulvibazar and Kishoreganj districts yesterday.
Our Moulvibazar correspondent reports: Two women were killed as lightning struck them at Pashchim Hajipara village in Kulaura upazila. The deceased were identified as Dulu Bibi, 53, and Suifa Bibi, 34.
Local people said thunderbolt struck Dulu Bibi and Suifa around 7:30am during rain, leaving them dead on the spot. UP chairman Mahmud Ali confirmed the incident.
Kishoreganj correspondent said three people, including two siblings, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Katiadi and Itna upazilas.
The deceased were identified as Manjil,25, and his brother Ratan,27,residents of Sakua village in Karimganj upazila, and Amin,22, a resident of Katiadi upazila.
Itna police station Officer-in-Charge Abdul Malek said a thunderbolt hit Manjil and Ratan while they were working in a paddy field during a storm at Shimulbagh haor in Itna upazila around 9:30 am, killing them on the spot.
Meanwhile, Amin was killed as a thunderbolt struck him in a haor (wetland) while he was working in a paddy field during a storm in Katiadi upazila around 10am.
Nikli police station Officer-in-Charge Mahbubul Alam confirmed the incident.
