Lightning kills 3 in 2 dists
Three people were killed and six others injured by lightning in Moulvibazar and Sunamganj districts on Saturday.
In Moulvibazar, an elderly woman was killed and her two children were injured by lightning in Kamolganj upazila around 6:00pm.
The deceased was identified as Tahera Khatun, 60, wife of Safique Ullah of the village.
Police said a thunderbolt struck their hut at Berachhara village during heavy rain leaving Tahera dead on the spot and her children- Monowara, 28, and Selim, 24- injured. Both are undergoing treatment at Kamolganj Upazila Health Complex.
Away in Sunamganj, two people were killed and four others were injured by lightning at two villages in Tahirpur upazila of the district the same day.
The deceased are Sirajul Islam, 13, son of Chan Mia of Puranghat village, and Shahjalal, 40, son of Abdul Barek of Borogoptila village in the upazila.
M Shahidullah, officer-in-charge of Tahirpur Police Station, said Sirajul was struck by lightning and died instantly while four others sustained injuries.
The incident occurred when Sirajul along with some children were playing beside the road at the village around 7:00pm.
In another incident, lightning killed Shahjalal while he was returning home from his farmland at the village around 7:15pm.
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