Three people were killed and three others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in three upazilas of Sirajganj district on Tuesday afternoon.
In Shahzadpur, thunderbolts hit a man this afternoon when he was returning home with straw from a field, leaving him dead on the spot.
Deceased Nazrul Islam, 48, was a resident of Soratoil village under Kayempur union, said Shahzadpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shah Md Shamsuzzoha.
In Ullapara, four men were struck by lightning strikes this afternoon when they were working in a field, leaving them seriously injured.
The injured were rushed to Ullapara 30-bed Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared one dead, said Ullapara Model Police Station officer in-charge Dipak Kumar Das.
Dead Atik Hasan, 32, was the son of Ali, a resident of Koyra village in the upazila, he said, adding that among the injured, one was sent to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital for better treatment.
In Kazipur, a farmer died after being hit by thunderbolts when he was sailing a boat during rain and storm in char area.
He was identified as Farid Uddin, 50, was a resident of East Jazira village under Nishchintapur Union in the upazila, said UP chairman Jalal Uddin.
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