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Lightning kills 2 in Kishoreganj
Two men have been killed in a lightning strike in Kishoreganj.
Published : 20 April 2015, 03:52 PM
Updated : 20 April 2015, 03:52 PM
Ratan Mia, 60, and Sabir Mia, 40, died on the spot while working in a paddy field at Itna Upazila on Monday.
Itna Police Station OC Abdul Malek said they had been hired for paddy harvesting.
The two men were struck by lightning on their way home.
On Friday, six people, five of them farmers, were killed by lightning in Sunamganj.
Also Read: Six die in lightning strikes in Sunamganj
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