Two Killed, Two Injured in Kushtia Lightning Strikes

Bangla Press Desk:  Two people were killed and two others injured in separate lightning strikes in Sadar and Daulatpur upazilas of Kushtia district on Thursday.

Aroj Ali, 30, son of Abdur Razzak of Narayanpur village in Daulatpur upazila, was killed when a thunderbolt struck him while he was sitting near a water body around 1:15 pm, said Khalidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station.

Meanwhile, Roushan Ali Nushu, 45, son of Moslem Uddin of Dahkola Karigorpara in Sadar upazila, was killed and two others were injured when a streak of lightning struck them while they were working in a field at Dahkola around 2:30 pm amid rain, reports UNB.

The injured were undergoing treatment at Kushtia Medical College and Hospital, said Mohammad Zakir, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Model Police Station.