Three people, including two women, died in
lightning strikes in Zajira and Bhedarganj upazilas in
Shariatpur district on Monday evening.
The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, 30, daughter of Altu Majhi, a resident of Pinepara village under East Naodoba union of Zajira upazila, Abdul Hannan, 27, son of Tahibur Hossain, resident of Gunagram Telipara area of Jaldanga upazila in Nilphamari district and Kulsum Begum, 35, wife of Neshar Uddin Majhi, a resident of Barchakki village under Charcensus union of Bhedarganj upazila of the district.
In Zajira upazila, Amena Begum died on the spot in a lightning strike when she was searching for her mother in the rain, said officer-in-charge (OC) of Padma South Police Station Sheikh Shariful Alam.
Meanwhile, a construction worker Abdul Hannan was killed in a lightning strike while he was working at a house of Ashrayan Project at Baburchar of Kunderchar union in Zajira upazila, said Akter Hossain Bepari, chairman of Kunderchar Union Parishad of the upazila.
In Bhedarganj upazila, Kulsum Begum died on the spot being struck by a lightning strike at her house, Charcensus Union Parishad Chairman BM Anwar Hossain confirmed.
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