Woman, daughter killed by lightning strike in Rangpur

An indigenous woman and her daughter were killed by a lightning strike at Kadirabad in Pirganj upazila early today.

The deceased were identified as Laxmina Murmu, 55, and her daughter Selina Murmu, 20, of the area.

Officer-in-charge of Pirganj Police Station, Rezaul Karim said, a streak of thunderbolt struck the duo while they were sleeping at their house in the dead of night, leaving them dead on the spot.