Lightning kills 2 cousins

Two cousins were killed by lightning at Shibnagar village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Friday. The deceased were Tamim Hossain, 12, son of Atiar Rahman, and his cousin Mamun Hossain, 13, son of Motiar Rahman of the village. Officer-in-Charge Fakhrul Alam of Damurhuda Police Station said thunderbolts struck the two while they were fishing in a local water body nearby their houses around 8:30pm. They died on the spot.