Lightning strike kills child in Naogaon

NAOGAON, Oct 9: An eight-year-old boy was killed by lightning in the Raipur Parer Ghat area in Atrai Upazila of the district on Thursday noon.

Deceased Rohan Islam was the son of Jamirul Islam of Raipur Madhyapara Village in Kalikapur Union. 

Locals said, amid sudden storm and heavy rain, lightning struck the area as Rohan was returning home from Bhabanipur Bazar and he was critically injured. Locals rushed him to seek medical treatment, but he died on the way.

Officer-in-Charge of Atrai Police Station Mohammad Mahabub Alam confirmed the death and said legal proceedings were underway.