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Lightning strike kills farmer in Bogura

News Desk Accidents 2022-07-01, 3:56pm

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A farmer was killed in a lightning strike at Nandigram upazila in Bogura district on Friday afternoon.



A farmer was killed in a lightning strike at Nandigram upazila in Bogura district on Friday afternoon.

The dead was Potu Miah, 38, son of Ayej Uddin, a resident of Gosail village under Bhatgram union.

Locals said Potu Miah went to fetch cattle in a field next to his house. Suddenly thunderbolt struck on him, leaving him dead on the spot.

Bhatgram UP chairman Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the matter.