Two members of a family were killed by a lightning strike in Lama Upazila of Bandarban district Monday night.
The deceased are Md Enam (45) and his nephew Md Shahid (18).
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Chairman of Faitang Union Parishad Jalal Uddin said Enam and Shahid cultivated paddy in ‘Bengali Para’ of Faitang Union.
They used live in a bamboo house built on a tree to guard their crops .
A streak of lightning struck them there around 11 pm, leaving them dead on the spot.
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At the same time, three cows of Basukumar Dey, a resident of Merakhola Hindu Para in Lama Sadar Union of the upazila and one cow of Abdur Rahman, a resident of Merakhola Muslim Para died by the lightning strike, he added.
Officer-in-charge of Lama police station Mohammad Alamgir said the bodies of the deceased were recovered and handed over to their relatives.