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Two killed in Cox‍‍`s Bazar lightning strikes

May 24, 2023, 03:39 PM

Two killed in Cox‍‍`s Bazar lightning strikes

News Desk

Two persons were killed in separate lightning strikes at Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar district on Wednesday morning.

The deceased were Rahmat Ulya, 40, a resident of Baharchhara union, and Helaluddin, 20, a resident of Bainnapara area of the upazila.

Baharchhara UP chairman Amjad Hossain Khokon said farmer Rahmat Ullah was returning home in the morning. At that time, a lightning struck on him at around 11:00 am. He died on the spot.



On the other hand, Helaluddin died in a lightning while he was fishing.

Teknaf Police Station officer-in-charge Abdul Halim confirmed the matter.