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Two killed in lightning strikes in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
Two farmers were killed in separate lightning strikes in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts on Wednesday noon.
In Lalmonirhat, a farmer named Yusuf Ali, 35, died after being struck by a thunderstorm in the Bhullarhat area in Kaliganj upazila.
Yusuf, son of Akbar Ali Munshi, was returning home after working in a maize field when rain started. Locals said he was hit by lightning on the way.
He was rescued and taken to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead, said Officer-in-Charge of Kaliganj Police Station Abu Bakkar Siddique.
In a separate incident in Kurigram, another farmer, Md Obaidul Haque, 45, was killed after being struck by lightning while harvesting paddy at Badijamalpur village under Nageshwari upazila, reports UNB.
According to family members, Obaidul, son of Abdul Haque, was working in his field when a thunderstorm stuck him. He died on the way to hospital.
Nageshwari Police Station OC Abdullah Hil Zaman said they received information about the incident, though no formal complaint was filed.