Five fishermen including two of a family were killed by lightning strikes in Barishal and Shariatpur districts early Monday and Sunday, reports UNB.
In Barishal, a man and his son-in-law were killed when thunderbolt struck them while catching fish in the Gazaria river of Mehendiganj upazila in Barishal district.
The deceased were identified as Shaheed Biswas, 69, and his son-in-law Russel Bepari, 32, son of Shaheed Bepari of Mehendiganj upazila.
Maruf Hossain, in-charge of Kaliganj river police said Shaheed and Russel went to the river to catch fish on Monday morning.
A thunderbolt struck them there, leaving both dead on the spot, he said.
In Shariatpur, lightning strike left three people dead at Bahir Kushia village in Naria upazila of Shariatpur district on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Shaheen Sheikh, 38, Siraj Ojha, 50, Shaheen Majhi, 40, of Naria upazila.
Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Naria Police Station, said all of them died on the spot when a streak of thunderbolt struck them while they were fishing in a pond.
Later, locals recovered the bodies.
Lightning strikes have become one of the deadliest natural disasters in Bangladesh, claiming over 200 lives on average every year - more than by floods, cyclones and other calamities.
