Lightning strikes kill 5 in Manikganj
Five people were killed and five others were injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Singair and Saturia upazilas in Manikganj today.
The deceased were Aslam Miah, 30, Abdul Barek, 40, and Abu Taher, 35, of Charjamalpur village in Singair upazila, Nitai Sarker, 15, and Joyanta Sarker,13, of Hargaj village in Saturia upazila.
Baira union parishad chairman Dewan Jinnah said a thunderbolt hit eight farmers while they were harvesting paddy at Charjamalpur village in Singair upazila around 1:30pm, leaving Barek and Taher dead on the spot and six others, including Aslam, were injured.
The injured were taken to Sadar Hospital where doctors declared Aslam dead.
Of the injured, Bazlul, Amir and Idris were referred to Dhaka in critical condition, the chairman said.
Besides, two schoolboys -- Nitai and Joyanta, class IX and VII students of Hargaj High School respectively -- died on the spot as a thunderbolt struck them at Hargaj village in Saturia upazila at noon while they were cutting grass for cattle.
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