Sunamganj: Five people were killed due to separate lightning strikes in four upazilas of the district. The lightning strikes occurred in separate locations when a nor’wester (Kalbaishakhi) lashed over the region this afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Habibur Rahman, a 22-year-old student of Badshaganj Degree College, and Rahmat Ullah, 13, from Islampur (Swarashtipur) village in Joyshree union in Dharmapasha upazila, lost their lives to lightning strikes in the Togor Haor areas.
In Jamalganj upazila, another individual named Nur Jamal died while harvesting rice in a haor at the same time. A separate lightning incident in Tahirpur upazila resulted in the death of Abul Kalam while he was working in a haor. Three others were also injured in separate lightning incidents.
Additionally, in Derai upazila, Liton Mia from Peruya village in Charanachar union was struck by lightning while harvesting rice in a haor. “So far, we have received reports of five deaths due to lightning strikes,” Additional Superintendent of Police (Media) Sujan Sarkar told BSS.