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Lightning kills 2 farmers in Habiganj

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Published: 15:57, 11 May 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Lightning kills 2 farmers in Habiganj

Habiganj Correspondent: Two farmers were killed in lightning strike in Baniachang upazila of Habiganj on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Madhu Mia, 43, of Baghhata village in Baniachang upazila and Ansar Ali, 20, of Haldarpur village in the same upazila.

Mozammel Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Baniachang Police Station, said a thunderbolt struck Madhu Mia and Ansar Ali amid rain while they were working on a filed in the morning, leaving them seriously injured.

They were rushed to Habiganj Sadar Modern Hospital where duty doctors declared them dead, the OC added.

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