Two students of East West University suffered injuries due to a lightning strike in the Aparajeyo Bangla area of Dhaka University on Sunday.
The injured are Sufia Akhter, 22, and Farah Akhter, 22.
Agnila Swarnali, a classmate of the injured, said that while passing through the Aparajeyo Bangla area of Dhaka University during the rain this afternoon, lightning rendered them unconscious.
Later, they were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Md Faruk, Inspector-in-charge of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police Camp, said that two students were brought to the hospital unconscious after being struck by lightning in the Dhaka University area.
They are currently undergoing treatment at the Medicine Department.
Meanwhile, at least eight people were killed by lightning strikes in Gaibandha, Bogura, Thakurgaon and Sirajganj districts on Sunday.
Among the deceased, five people died in Gaibandha and one each in Bogura, Thakurgaon and Sirajganj.