At least 11 people were killed in lightning strikes in three districts of the country on Saturday. In Dinajpur, eight were killed as lightning struck them in separate areas of the district in the morning. Another unidentified man was killed in Chirirbandar upazila as lightning struck him in the morning. Jagannathpur police station Officer-in-Charge Harunur Rashid said lightning struck Sujat while he was going to school. Balapara union parishad Chairman Jahurul Islam said a bolt of lightning struck Hossain while he was catching fish in a marsh near his house, leaving him dead on the spot.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 23, 2017 14:15 UTC