Sylhet Correspondent :
Three people, including two children, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sunamganj and Sylhet on Saturday.
In Sunamganj, two children were killed by a lightning strike in Sunamganj municipality area and Dharmapasha upazila on Saturday evening.
The deceased were identified as Afjal Miah,12, a class VI student of JoynagarBazarHajiganiBoxHigh School and son of Ayub Ali, a resident of Rupabali village in Jamalganj upazila, and Fulmati Begum,8, a resident of Tepikona village in Dharmapasha upazila.
Witnesses said a streak of thunderbolt struck Afjal in Dhopakhali area of Sunamganj municipality at about 7:30 pm while he was visiting his relative’s house in the area, leaving him dead on the spot.
Three people, including two children, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sunamganj and Sylhet on Saturday.
In Sunamganj, two children were killed by a lightning strike in Sunamganj municipality area and Dharmapasha upazila on Saturday evening.
The deceased were identified as Afjal Miah,12, a class VI student of JoynagarBazarHajiganiBoxHigh School and son of Ayub Ali, a resident of Rupabali village in Jamalganj upazila, and Fulmati Begum,8, a resident of Tepikona village in Dharmapasha upazila.
Witnesses said a streak of thunderbolt struck Afjal in Dhopakhali area of Sunamganj municipality at about 7:30 pm while he was visiting his relative’s house in the area, leaving him dead on the spot.
