Two farmers were killed by lightning strike while working in a  Haor at Dhitpur village in Dirai upazila Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Rabindra Das, 55 and Tipu Das, 25 of the village. The two farmers died on the spot when a streak of thunderbolt struck them while they were covering their harvested paddy at Dabhanga Haor around 5:30 pm, said Ekbar Hossain, chairman of Kulonja Union. Lightning strikes in Bangladesh Lightning strike has turned into one of the deadliest natural disasters in Bangladesh claiming over 200 lives every year due to the loss of natural defense and lack of precautionary measures. Also read:Lightning strikes kill 2 in Cox’s Bazar According to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, 2,164 people died in lightning strikes in the country from 2011 to 2020. At least 216 people die every year on average in lightning strikes, more than by floods, cyclones and other natural calamities.    Experts said about 70 percent of the total lightning strikes usually occur between April and June, and advise everyone to move with caution during this time.  

A youth with possibly mental health issues hacked two farmers to death and injured another in Sagriapara village of Sadar upazila in Narsingdi on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Farhad Mia, 60, son of Abul Fazal and Ali Akbar, 50, son of Dewan Ali. Police have arrested the attacker Yunus Ali, 24, son of Abdul Mannan in this regard. Also read: Man arrested for killing wife, 2 others in Narsingdi Locals said the youth suddenly attacked the farmers who were working in the field with sharp weapons killing one of them on the spot and injuring others. Another farmer died on the way to hospital. Later, locals caught Yunus and handed him over to police.   Also read: 2 hacked to death in Pabna, Khulna Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station Biplob Kumar Datta Chowdhury said they are investigating the cause of the incident. They would also conduct medical tests to assess the mental state of the attacker, he said. The bodies were sent to the morgue for autopsy, OC said.