Mother, son among 7 killed in lightning strikes in 4 districts

At least seven people, including a woman and her son, were
killed in separate lightning strikes in Gaibandha, Chapainawabganj, Joypurhat
and Mymensingh districts on Wednesday (3 June).
In Gaibandha, a woman and her son
were killed after being struck by lightning in Saghata upazila in the evening.
The deceased were identified as
Kalpona Rani, 55, wife of Shailen Chandra Das of Mandura village, and their son
Sohag Chandra Das, 32.
Locals said Sohag, who works in Dhaka, had returned home on leave. When the
weather turned stormy in the afternoon, his mother asked him to bring in straw
that was left to dry outside the house.
Shortly afterwards, the mother and
son went outside and were struck by lightning, leaving them injured.
They were taken to Gaibandha Sadar
Hospital, but doctors declared them dead on arrival, said Varotkhali Union
Parishad Chairman Md Faruk Hossain.
In Chapainawabganj, two people were
killed in as many lightning strikes in Sadar upazila in the afternoon.
The victims were identified as
Miraj, son of Md Babu of Bhabanipur village, and Munirul Islam, son of Md
Mangal Hossain of Shiala Colony village under Chapainawabganj municipality.
Family members said Miraj was
packing mangoes in an orchard around 4:00pm when lightning struck him. Locals
rescued and took him to Chapainawabganj District Hospital, where doctors
declared him dead upon arrival.
In a separate incident around
3:00pm, Munirul was struck by a thunderstorm while standing near his house.
Relatives rushed him to the same hospital, where he was also pronounced dead.
Officer-in-Charge of
Chapainawabganj Sadar Model Police Station Md Ekramul Hossain said police
visited the locations after receiving the information and were taking necessary
legal steps.
In Joypurhat, two people, including
a woman, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Sadar and Panchbibi
upazilas.
Joypurhat Sadar Police Station OC
Noor Alam Siddiqui said Jahanara Begum, wife of farmer Harun Sheikh of Thiat
Bilpara village in Dogachhi union, was struck by lightning while returning home
after cutting paddy stalks.
She succumbed to her injuries on
the way to Joypurhat 250-bed General Hospital.
In another incident, 59-year-old
farmer Shamsuddin, son of late Mofiz of Kuatpur village in Panchbibi upazila,
was killed by lightning during a sudden strike.
In Mymensingh's Dhobaura upazila, a
teenage boy from an ethnic minority community was killed and another was
injured in a lightning strike in Langaljora village.
The deceased was identified as Orko
Hajong, 18, son of Oshil Hajong. The injured was identified as Arkoddo, 14.
According to local sources, the two
friends went out to play football when lightning struck them during sudden
rain.
Locals rescued them and took them
to Dhobaura Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Orko Hajong dead.
The injured was later sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for advanced
treatment.
Dhobaura Police Station OC Shafiqul
Islam said the body was handed over to the family following an inquest on
request.
















