Eight killed in Lightning strikes

Solar Information Desk : Eight individuals have been killed and a number of other others injured in lightning strikes in six districts throughout the nation on Thursday.

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Amongst deceased, two have been killed in Chapainawabganj, two in Satkhira, one every in Jashore, Meherpur, Rajbari and Jhenaidah.

Chapainawabganj : Two individuals have been killed and two others injured at Shibganj upazila. The deceased were- Shahin Ali, 20, son of Abdul Quader of Gopanagar; and Asim Ali, 12, son of Harun Ali of Sharatnagar village below Shyampur union on the upazila.

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Locals mentioned two individuals have been killed and two others have been injured in lightning strikes in Mastan Bazar space at about 2pm. Later, the injured have been despatched to Rajshahi Medical School Hospital (RMCH).

Officer-in-Cost (OC) Shibganj Police Station Chowdhury Zubayer Ahmed mentioned police visited the spot and recovered the our bodies.

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Satkhira : Two individuals, Kamrul Islam, 36, of Panchraki village; and Abdullah Molla, 34, of Biharinagar village, have been killed in lightning strikes at Panchraki in Kalaroa upazila and Biharinagar in Satkhira sadar upazila within the afternoon.

OC of Kalaroa Police Station Mostafizur Rahman mentioned that Kamrul was harvesting Boro paddy from a close-by Beel. At the moment, he died on the spot following a lightning strike.

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OC of Satkhira Sadar Police Station Abu Jihad Fakrul Alam Khan mentioned that Abdullah Molla of Biharinagar village was returning house from the sector. He was severely injured in a lightning strike when he got here to the courtyard. He died quickly.

Rajbari : A person was killed in a lightning strike at Goalanda upazila at about 5.30pm whereas he was getting back from a vegetable subject after choosing bitter gourd. He died on the way in which to Goalanda Upazila Well being Complicated. The deceased was recognized as Sahidul Mridha, 32, son of Jamal Mridha, of Mridha para on the upazila.

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Jhenaidah : A farmer, Sujon Hossain, 35, son of Ramiz Uddin of Kubirkhali village below Madhuhati union at Jhenaidah sadar upazila, was killed in a lightning strike in Khalpara space of the village within the afternoon when Sujan went to a subject for agricultural work. He died on the spot when lightning struck him.

OC of Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station Sheikh Mohammad Sohel Rana confirmed the matter.

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