Lightning kills 4 in Lalmonirhat

Four people were killed and two others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Lalmonirhat today, said police.

The injured -- Bachcha Mia (28) and Shafiqul Islam (32) -- have been admitted at a local hospital.

The deceased were identified as Jahidul Islam (28), Rakib Hasan (23) from Patgram, Mantu Mia (41), and Atiar Rahman from Hatibandha.

The incidents took place when they were fishing at the Sakoua River and Kalibari canal at Patgram and Hatibandha upazilas this noon.

Patgram Police Station Officer-In-Charge Suman Kumar Mohanta and Hatibandha Police Station Officer-In-Charge Omar Faruk confirmed the deaths.