Thakurgaon, Apr 26 (UNB) – A housewife was killed and another injured by a lightning strike at Beergor village in Haripur upazila on Friday morning.
The deceased was identified as Nilufar Begum, 25, wife of Murtuza of the village.
Quoting family members, Amiruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Haripur Police Station, said the thunderbolt struck them while they were grazing cattle around 11:30am, leaving Nilufar dead on spot.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital for autopsy, the OC added.