A man and a woman were killed in lightning strikes in Pirojpur and Barishal districts yesterday, reports UNB. In Pirojpur, Md Abbas, 42, son of Moazzem Hawlader, was killed as a thunderbolt struck him at Dabgachia village in Indurkani upazila. Police said that the thunderbolt struck Abbas when he was bringing his cattle from field around 12:30pm, leaving him dead on the spot. In Barishal, Hanufa Begum, 30, wife of Riyad Hossain of Badalpara village in Bakerganj upazila, was killed as a lightning hit her around 1pm when she went out of house for bringing her cattle, said Md Maksuduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bakerganj Police Station.