Three people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in the Kendua and Madan upazilas of Netrokona district on Thursday morning.
In Madan upazila, the deceased was identified as Rajib Mia, 24, a brick kiln labourer.
According to local and family sources, the incident took place around 5am when Rajib went to a field near his home to retrieve fish traps.
As he was working, a sudden thunderstorm began, and he was struck by lightning. He died on the spot.
In Kendua upazila, two fatalities were reported, Shamsul Huda ,55, and Ashraful Islam ,25.
Shamsul had gone to the nearby Morail Beel to fish early in the morning. He was struck by lightning around 6am and died at the scene.
The third deceased, Ashraful’s body was recovered from a canal adjacent to the village crematorium on Thursday morning. It is primarily suspected that he also died due to a lightning strike.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Kendua Police Station Mehedi Maksud said the bodies will be handed over to the respective families following the completion of legal procedures.
Netrokona Deputy Commissioner (DC) Khandaker Mushfiqur Rahman confirmed that the district administration will provide financial assistance to the families of the deceased through the concerned upazila administrations.
