At least six people have been killed and four others injured in lightning strikes in Bajitpur and Nikli upazilas of Kishoreganj. The deceased were identified as 'Ishak', 50, 'Ibrahim', 60, of Noagaon, and Shuklal Das, 28, of Parabalia in Bajitpur and 'Shamsuddin, 50, 'Manik', 38, and 'Rasel', 16, of West Nikli.
Zahurul Islam Medical College and Hospital's doctor Mohammad Yunus told bdnews24.com the dead and wounded had been working in the fields on Monday when the thunderbolts struck around 7:30 in the morning.
The injured — 'Kalachan', 35, Fazar Ali, 38 and Kafiluddin, 13, and 'Jaman', 12 — were admitted to the hospital.
The bodies were sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.
