Teenagers among six killed in Chapainawabganj lightning strikes

A cow has also died after being struck by lightning

Six people, including a girl and two women, have been killed in separate lightning strikes in Chapainawabganj, sending shockwaves among locals.

The deaths were reported in Sadar, Shibganj, and Nachol Upazilas on Thursday afternoon, police said.

A 17-year-old boy, identified only as Abdullah, died in Sadar Upazila.

Abdullah was bringing a cow back from a field during rain when lightning struck him, leaving him critically injured, said Sadar Model Police chief Ekramul Hossain.

Locals rushed him to Chapainawabganj District Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead. The cow also died in the incident.

Sadia Khatun, 16, Mahmuda Akhter, 19, and Md Mesbaul, 14, died in Shibganj Upazila.

Shibganj Police chief Matiur Rahman said the three were picking mangoes near their respective homes when lightning struck them.

The dead in Nachol Upazila are Sumi Ara Begum, 41, and Hasan Ali Lalu, 21.

According to Nachol Police chief Sukomal Chandra Debnath, Sumi died in a lightning strike on her way home from cutting grass in a nearby field.

Meanwhile, Lalu died around 5pm after a thunderbolt struck him.

College Teacher Dies in Mymensingh

A college teacher was killed by a lightning strike around 1pm in Mymensingh’s Muktagachha Upazila.

The victim was identified as 56-year-old ASM Khalekul Azad, an assistant professor of mathematics at Gabtoli Degree College in the Upazila.