Lightning kills 3 in Jessore, Gopalganj

Three people, including a farmer, were killed in lightning strikes in Jessore and Gopalganj districts on Friday, reports UNB.

In Jessore, two people and a cow were killed at Nishchintpur village of Jhikargachha upazila after being struck by a thunderbolt. The deceased are Yunus Ali, 25, and Jasimuddin.
Masud Karim, officer-in-charge of Jhikargachha Police Station, said the lightning struck them while they were going to a field in the morning.
The OC said Jasimuddin passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination.
In Gopalganj, a farmer was killed and two others were injured as a thunderbolt hit them at Shalukha village in Tungipara upazila in the morning.
Tungipara Police Station OC AKM Enamul Kabir said lightning struck a group of farmers while they were working at a paddy field during a storm, leaving Lutfar Rahman Sheikh, 45, of Sabermed village in Mogla upazila of Bagerhat district, dead on the spot and two other farmers injured.

Lightning kills 3 in Jessore, Gopalganj

Three people, including a farmer, were killed in lightning strikes in Jessore and Gopalganj districts on Friday, reports UNB. In Jessore, two people and a cow were killed at Nishchintpur village of Jhikargachha upazila after being struck by a thunderbolt. The deceased are Yunus Ali, 25, and Jasimuddin. Masud Karim, officer-in-charge of Jhikargachha Police Station, said the lightning struck them while they were going to a field in the morning. The OC said Jasimuddin passed this years Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. In Gopalganj, a farmer was killed and two others were injured as a thunderbolt hit them at Shalukha village in Tungipara upazila in the morning. Tungipara Police Station OC AKM Enamul Kabir said lightning struck a group of farmers while they were working at a paddy field during a storm, leaving Lutfar Rahman Sheikh, 45, of Sabermed village in Mogla upazila of Bagerhat district, dead on the spot and two other farmers injured.