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Dhaka, Apr 22 (UNB) – Four farmers were killed in separate lightning strikes in Habiganj and Kishoreganj districts on Sunday.
In Habiganj, two farmers died as they were struck by lightning at Sujonpur village in Lakhai upazila in the afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Nakul Miah, 55, son of late Abdul Kadir, and Apan Miah, 30, son of Delwar Ali of the village.
The duo was working in a local paddy field when a thunderbolt bore down on them, killing them on the spot, said Lakhai upazila parishad Chairman Arif Ahmed Rupam.
In Kishoreganj, two farmers died in separate lightning strikes in Bajitpur upazila in the afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Towhid Miah ,27, son of Samed Miah of Baherbali village, and Abdur Rashid, 35, son of Abdul Majid hailing from Barhatta upazila in Netrakona district.
Locals said Rashid was hit by lightning while harvesting paddy at Maijchar haor around 4:30pm, leaving him dead on the spot.
In another incident, Towhid was struck by a thunderbolt while harvesting paddy at Baherbali haor around 5:30pm.
