Three killed by lightning
Three people were killed by lightning in Thakurgaon, Patuakhali and Dinajpur districts in the last two days.
A farmer was killed by lightning at Bhelajan village in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila yesterday.
The deceased is Abu Taleb, 24, son of Atiqur Rahman of the village, reports our correspondent.
Police and locals said a thunderbolt struck Taleb when he was harvesting paddy during rain. He died on the spot.
Away in Patuakhali, lightning killed a woman in Dashmina upazila of the district.
The deceased is Shahnaz Begum, 20, of Hajirhat village in the upazila, reports our correspondent.
Family sources said Shahnaz was killed by lightning when a nor'wester lashed her house on Friday.
In Dinajpur, a housewife was killed by lightning in Birganj upazila of the district yesterday noon, reports our correspondent.
The deceased was identified as Chitra Rani Roy, 27, wife of Padda Roy of Sundarihat village in the upazila.
Locals said a thunderbolt struck Chitra when she was working at her farmland at noon.
Seriously injured Chitra was rushed to the upazila health complex where she died later.
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