Lightning strikes kill 8 in Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj

At least eight people were killed in lightning strikes in Brahmanbaria and Kishoreganj on Sunday.

Five people, including a child, were killed and a woman injured in separate lightning strikes in Brahmanbaria district. 

The incidents occurred in various areas of Nasirnagar and Akhaura upazilas of the district.

The deceased were Shamsul Haq, 65, of Gokarna Bhanga Bridge area; Abdur Razzaq, 40, of the same village; Zakia Begum, 8, of Durgapur village in Bhalkut; Md. Selim Mia, 64, of the Ruti Nurpur area of Dharakhar union; and Md. Zamir Khan, 22, of the Bangaj village.

Nasinagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shahina Nasrin said that three people were killed and one injured in the upazila due to lightning in the afternoon. 

Among the deceased, Shamsul Haq died while fetching his cattle, Abdur Razzaq was killed while harvesting paddy in the Tekanagar area, and eight-year-old Zakia Begum was killed while playing in the yard.

 While Hamida Begum, 45, of the same village was seriously injured.

There people were killed in two separate incidents of lightning strikes in Bhairab and Kuliarchar upazilas of Kishoreganj district on Sunday.

The victims are Faruk Mia, 65, and Faisal Mia, 28, at Sadekpur union of Bhairab upazila and Kabir Hossain, 25, at Hajarinagar of Kuliarchar upazila.

Doctor of Bhairab Upazila Health Complex Umme Habiba Jui confirmed the matter.

One person was also injured in a lightning strike, she added.