Two people were killed in separate lightning incidents in Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of Chapainawabganj district on Friday.
In Sadar upazila, Monowara Begum, wife of Mainul Islam Bishu of Gidhonipara, died after being struck by lightning while collecting mangoes during rainfall on Friday evening, said Tanjumul Islam, administrative officer of Charbagdanga Union Parishad.
In a separate incident in Shibganj upazila, Abdul Malek, son of Mohbul Islam of Babupur-Chalkipara village, was killed when lightning struck him while he was working in a paddy field during a storm in the afternoon, said Mizanur Rahman, Upazila Project Implementation Officer of Shibganj.
