More than 200 houses of five unions  in Bhuruingamari  upazila of Kurigram district have been damaged as a nor’wester hit the upazila early Wednesday.  The storm uprooted trees and damaged standing Boro crops.     Locals said the hour-long nor’wester coupled with thundershower lashed Bhuruingamari sadar, Paikerchhara, Char Bhuruingamari, Shilkhuri, and Bongosonahat around 4am. Electricity supply remained snapped since the storm hit the areas as electric poles were damaged by the nor’wester. Abu Shahadat Md Bazlur Rahman, a member of Paikerchhara union parishad, said, “Around 20-25 houses and many trees of my ward were uprooted by the nor’wester. Boro crop lands were also inundated in the area. I along with the villagers have been working to repair the houses.”    READ: 1 killed as nor’wester lashes Joypurhat, Thakurgaon, Nilphamari  Paikerchhara union parishad chairman Abdur Razzak Sarkar said around 100 houses of his union have been damaged and Boro crops on 150-200 bighas of land have been inundated. ATM Fazlul Haque, former chairman of Char Bhuruingamari union, said two of his homesteads were damaged as the storm hit his house.  Besides, around 50 houses and many trees were damaged at Char Bhuruingamari union, he added.   

At least 300 establishments including houses were damaged as a nor’wester accompanied by hailstorm and gusty winds swept through the three upazilas of Brahmanbaria district Monday. The storm started around 3:20 am and lasted for ten minutes. The storm damaged 300 houses, electric poles were damaged while a number of trees were uprooted in Sarail, Nasirnagar and Bijoynagar upazilas of the district. Besides, 40 people were injured during the storm in Nasirnagar upazila. Of them, one was undergoing treatment at Sadar hospital, said Nasirnagar Upazila officer, Avhijit Roy. Also read: At least 40 houses damaged in nor’wester in Kurigram A portion of the East Balikhola Primary School building collapsed during the storm, forcing the authorities concerned to shut down the school for an indefinite period.