Lightning strikes kill 3, including child, in Chapainawabganj
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Lightning strikes kill 3, including child, in Chapainawabganj

Lightning strikes kill 3, including child, in Chapainawabganj


At least three people, including a child, were killed after being struck by lightning in Chapainawabganj on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Jalal Uddin, 40, from Uportola village in Mobarakpur union, Rahima Begum, 25, from Goabari Chandpur village and Mashrufa Khatun, 8, from Ajhor village in Kasba UP.

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Tohrul Islam said his brother Jalal was struck by lightning while bringing paddy from field in Borogachi area of Bholahat union.

Meanwhile, Rahima Begum was struck by lightning when she went out to call her children home during the storm.

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Nachol Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Selim Reza Khan said Mashrufa died after being struck by lightning when she was collecting mangoes beside her house.

Shibganj upazila’s project implementation officer Ariful Islam said families of the deceased will get financial assistance from the government.

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