Four people were killed in lightning strikes in three districts -- Mymensingh, Bogura and Sunamganj -- on Wednesday, reports UNB.
In Mymensingh, two people died after being hit by lightning while catching fish in two separate beels -- one at Kolakanda village in Muktagachha upazila and the other at Nattakuri village in Sadar upazila.
In Bogura, a farmer, Zahidul Islam, 46, was hit by a thunderbolt around 10:00am while harvesting paddy in a field near his house at Dhulaori village in Dhunat upazila, leaving him dead on the spot.
In Sunamganj, a farmer was severely injured after he was struck by lightning while threshing his paddy at Anandapur village in Shalla upazila at noon.
Later, he was rushed to Dirai Upazila Health Complex where he succumbed to his injuries