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Lightning kills 2 farmers in Naogaon

Two farmers were killed in lightning strikes in Porsha upazila of Naogaon district on Friday morning.

They were Nuh Sheikh, 55, son of late Arshad Ali, a resident of West Raghunathpur Thekga village, and Abu Sayem, 35, son of Nuhul Islam Mistri, of West Duarpal Islampur village in the upazila.

Local sources said one incident took place in a field at Raghunathpur while another at West Duarpal. 

Porsha Police Station officer in-charge Zahurul Haque confirmed the incident to Jago News.

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