Lightning kills 1 at Goalanda

A young man was killed and another injured by a lightning strike at Goalanda in Rajbari on Monday morning. The dead is Farid Sheikh, 30, and the injured Farhad Sheikh, both residents of Mohanganj village at Bera upazila in Pabna district. Locals said a thunderbolt hit Farid and Farhad when they were catching fish at Doulatdia Ferry Ghat at Goalanda around 7:30am, leaving them seriously injured. They were rushed to Goalanda Upazila Health Complex where on-duty doctor declared Farid dead, according to UNB.