At least four fishermen have been killed and two others injured after lightning struck them near Benapole port in Jessore, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Saddam Hossain, 21, Imran Hossain, 15, Matiar Rahman, 25 and Tuhin Alam, 17. They belonged to Benapole’s Raghunathpur and Sarbanghuda villages.
Benapole Port Police Station OC Mijanur Rahman said they were catching fish on Sunday afternoon in the Pechor Baor, a backwater swamp situated in Namaz village amid rain.
“All of them were burnt to death on the spot,” he said.
He identified the injured as Sardar Shanti, 48 and ‘Adhar’, 28. “They are being treated at Sharsha Upazila Health Center,” he said. – bdnews24.com
