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2 students killed in Mymensingh lightning strike
News Desk
Accidents
2023-06-16, 10:10am
Two madrasa students were killed as lightning struck on them at Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh district on Thursday evening.
Two madrasa students were killed as lightning struck on them at Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh district on Thursday evening.
The deceased were identified as Labiba Akhtar, 8, daughter of Juti Mia, and Murshida Akhter,12, daughter of Omed Ali, both residents of Joripara village under Ghoshgaon union in the upazila.
According locals, a thunderbolt struck Labiba and Murshida while they were returning home from madrasha in the afternoon.
They were rushed to Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctors declared them dead on arrival.
Dhobaura Police Station sub-inspector Md Insan Ali confirmed the death matters.