Lightning strikes kill eight in three dists

A total of eight people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Satkhira, Jashore and Netrakona, report agencies.

In Satkhira, four people were killed and eight others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Shyamnagar and Sadar upazilas of the district on Monday.

Syed Abdul Mannan, officer-in-charge of Shyamnagar Police Station, said Jotsna Mandal, 35, wife of Srikanto Das and Zinnatunnesa, 32, wife of Mujid Molla of Gumontoli village in Shyamnagar upazila were killed and six others injured when a thunderbolt struck them as they were working at a fish enclosure in the afternoon.

In another incident, Saju Hossain, son of Abdus Salam of Boikari village was killed and two others were injured when a thunderbolt hit them while they were returning home from a fish farm, said Asaduzzaman, a union council chairman.

Meanwhile, Maruf Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, siad Abul Khayer of Tegharia village in Bhomra area died on the spot after the thunderbolt struck him amid rain.

In Jashore, two people including a woman were killed in two separate lightning incidents in Manirampur upazila on Sunday.

The deceased were identified as Atiar Moral, 60, son of former UP member Amin Moral hailing from Kharinchi Uttarpara in the upazila, and Kalpana Akhter of Gangra village in the same upazila.

Atiar's younger brother Matiar Mondal said Atiar died after being hit by the thunderbolt around 11:30am while taking cows home from nearby pasture.

In another incident in Gangra village, Kalpana was killed as a lightning struck her around 1pm while she was cutting grass at a cropland near her house.

In Netrakona, two persons including a youth were killed and three others were injured by lightning at Dashpara area in Mohanganj upazila under Netrakona district on Sunday night.