Two farmers were killed in a lightning strike while cultivating land in Mirashi of Chunarughat, Habiganj on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Abdus Salam, 40, son of the late Abdur Rashid from Bhularjum village of Mirashi Union and Prasu Debnath, 40, son of Satish Debnath from Rupsapur.
According to Ayub Ali Talukdar, former chairman of Mirashi Union Parishad, Salam and Prasu were cultivating the same land using a power tiller. When lightning struck during rainfall, Prasu Debnath died on the spot and salam was fatally injured. Locals rushed Salam to the Upazila Health Complex, where a duty doctor declared him dead.
Hillol Roy, Officer-in-Charge of Chunarughat Police Station, confirmed the incident of two deaths due to the lightning strike.