6 killed in lightning strike in Pabna

Six people were killed and five others injured in a lightning strike while fishing in Sonapati Beel in Malanchi union of Pabna Sadar upazila on Friday (October 30).

The incident occurred near a bridge in the Gopinathpur area in the afternoon. The victims, reportedly teenagers and young men, were taking shelter in a makeshift polythene hut when lightning struck it amid rain.

Pabna Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tarikul Islam confirmed the incident. Malanchi Union Parishad Chairman Kabir Hossain Babu said six people died at the scene, while three injured people were rescued and taken to hospital. The identities of the victims were not immediately known.

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