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Lightning strikes kill 2, destroy livestock in Jhenaidah, Meherpur
Four cattle also died during the storm
Daily Sun Report, Kushtia
Published: 20 May 2026, 01:07 AM
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Two people were killed and at least six others injured in separate lightning strikes in Jhenaidah and Meherpur districts on Tuesday.
Four cattle also died during the storm.
The deceased were identified as agricultural worker
Asadul Islam, 45, and homemaker Anna Khatun, 48. Asadul was struck by lightning
while working in a paddy field in Jhenaidah Sadar, while Anna died after being
hit during a storm in Shailkupa.
In Meherpur’s Gangni upazila, farmer Robiul Islam,
70, and a teenage girl named Khadiza Khatun, 13, were injured in lightning
strikes. Four cattle belonging to the farmer died on the spot while grazing in
a field.
According to hospital authorities, the injured are undergoing treatment at local hospitals and are currently out of danger.