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Lightning kills 6 in C\\\'nawabganj

Tuesday, 10 June 2014


At least six people, including a woman and her son, were killed by thunderbolt during seasonal storm that played havoc in different areas of Gomostapur, Shibganj and Sadar upazilas of Chapainawabganj on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Shirin Akter, 24, wife of Ruhul, a resident of Birahimpur village in Shibganj, and their son Abu Sayeed, 3, and Sadiqul Islam, 40, son of Manjur Ali, a resident of Laughata village of the same upazila; Ayesh Uddin, 60, son of Mashiur Rahman, of Baliadanga village, and Md Amirul, 24, son of Mostafa, of Islampur village of Sadar upazila, and Saiful Islam, 46, son of Aref Ali, of Imamnagar village of Gomostapur upazila, according to bdnews24.com.