At least 15 people including a woman and three children have been killed and eight more injured in lightning strikes during thunderstorms in three districts.
Rain and thunderstorms battered capital Dhaka and several other parts of the country on Tuesday morning.
The casualties occurred in Sunamganj, Tangail, Kishoreganj, Dinajpur, Chanpainawabganj and Manikganj between the early hours and afternoon.
On Monday, seven more people, including three in Kishoreganj, died from lightning strikes in three districts.
Two bamboo traders died on the spot in Sunamganj after being struck by lightning at Dirai Upazila’s Karimpur Union, police said.
Dirai police OC Abdul Jalil identified them as Shamim Mia, 40, and Tohur Mia, 35, of the union’s Matiapur village.
He said the bodies have been handed over to their families.
Three others died at the district’s Bermona Haor while fishing on Tuesday afternoon.
Shalla police OC Bazlur Rahman identified the victims as Hridoy Mia, 18, Emon Mia, 20, and Saimul Islam, 18.
In Tangail, a man and his two sons were killed and his wife was injured in a village at Modhupur Upazila’s Berbaid Union in the early hours.
Modhupur police OC Md Shafiqul Islam identified them as Nikhil Hajon, 45, sons George Simsang, 10, and Loton Simsang, 8.
They had died on the spot and Nikhil’s wife Janata Simsang was critically injured, he said.
Modhupur Fire Service’s Inspector SK Tuhin said Janata was first taken to the Upazila Health Complex, but later shifted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital with major burn injuries.
In Kishoreganj, a mother and her son died after being hit by lightning at Karimganj Upazila’s Gujadia Union around 10am on Tuesday, police said.
Her 20-year old daughter was also injured at the time, said Karimganj police OC Zakir Rabbani said.
He identified the deceased as ‘Lalita’, 40, and ‘Rimon’, 15.
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Her daughter ‘Beauty’ was admitted to Tarhail Upazila Health Complex with critical injuries.
In Dinajpur, a farmer died after he was struck by lightning while working in the field at Khansama Upazila’s Chhatiangarh village in the morning.
Angarparha Union Council Chairman Golam Mostofa said Moti Chandra had died there.
Farmer Piaru Musahar, 60, and six others were hit by a lightning strike in Parbatipur.
Polashbarhi union council Chairman Mofakkharul Islam said Piaru died on the spot. The others were admitted to a local hospital.
In Chanpainawabganj, lightning strikes claimed two lives.
Ohedul Islam, 45, and Abdur Rakib, 23, died when they were hit by the bolt during fishing in the Padma River in Noirshia village, Narayanpur Union Parishad Chairman Kamal Uddin Huda said.
The person who died in a similar incident in Manikganj’s Saturia was identified as Moyeez Uddin, 50.
Saturia UNO Hasan Murtaza Masum said Moyeez died while feeding his cattle.
Source: Bd news24
