Violent storms hit 4 dists

Nor’wester lashed Pabna, Bhola, Kushtia and Natore districts Thursday night, leaving an unspecified number of people injured and dwelling houses and standing crops damaged.
In Pabna, the storm swept over Sadar and Ishwardi upazilas injuring 30 people and damaging over 500 houses and standing crops, according to a news agency.
In Bhola, the storm struck remote Rajapur union in Sadar upazila damaging over 20 houses and crop fields.
During the storm, a 10-year-old girl, Rahima, was injured in a house-collapse.
In Natore, dwelling houses, mango orchards and crops on vast tracts of lands were damaged during the storm that lashed Bagatipara upazila.
In Kushtia, a storm hit Dualatpur and Bheramara upazilas around 11:30 pm causing damage to 150 houses and huge property including crops.
During the brief fury of the storm, a devastating fire gutted over 50 houses and brunt to death 20 cattle at Mohammadpur, a bordering village in Daulatpur upazila.