Lightning strike kills 18-yr-old in Kurigram

An 18-year-old boy was killed after being struck by lightning at Chilmari upazila of Kurigram today.

The deceased was identified as Mayeen Uddin, son of Shukkur Ali at Hasaner Char Bazar village in the upazila.

Mayeen died on the spot after being struck by lightning while planting seeds in a field at Char Gayna Patal in Nayarhat around noon, our Lalmonirhat correspondent reports.

Dhushmara Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sarker Iftekharul Mokaddem confirmed the death.