Lightning kills two

A man and a woman were killed by lightning in Sarishabari upazila yesterday morning. The deceased were identified as housewife Nasima Begum, 28, of Kamrabad Beparipara area under Sarishabari municipality and Karim Mandol, 65, son of late Joyen Uddin of Sengua village under Mahadan union of the upazila. Police and locals said Nasima was struck by lighting when she went to collect vegetables from a nearby orchard. Karim Mandol was killed when he went out of his house to call his son Khurshed Alam from Khalishakuri water body near his house.