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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
Lightning strikes kill 3 in Mymensingh

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TBS Report
04 June, 2020, 07:40 pm
Last modified: 04 June, 2020, 07:40 pm

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Lightning strikes kill 3 in Mymensingh

The deceased were identified as a cattle trader and two teenagers

TBS Report
04 June, 2020, 07:40 pm
Last modified: 04 June, 2020, 07:40 pm
Representational image. Photo: Collected
Representational image. Photo: Collected

Three people – two teenagers and a cattle trader – were killed on Thursday in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Fulbaria upazila of Mymensingh.

The deceased are cattle trader Motaleb, 50, Robin, 13, and Imran, of the same upazila.

Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Fulbaria Police Station, confirmed the deaths.

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"Around 2pm, cattle trader Motaleb was hit by a lightning strike while he was in his field and sustained severe injuries. He died on his way to hospital," said the OC.

Motaleb was a resident of Junglebari village.

Robin was hit by a lightning strike around 3pm as he was playing near their home at Achim Patuli village and he died on the spot, Azizur added.

The police officer said around 3:30pm Imran got hit by a lightning strike while flying kites near his home in Biddyananda village, and he died on the spot as well. 

 Azizur added that the bodies remained at their respective homes.

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