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Lightning kills farmer in Rangpur


Bangladeshpost
Published : 29 Aug 2019 08:20 PM | Updated : 01 Sep 2020 11:38 AM

An elderly farmer was killed in an incident of lightning in a crop field at Boiratihat village of Mithapukur upazila in the district on Thursday, reports BSS.

The deceased was identified as Tushar Kanti, 65, of nearby village Piyar

Majhipara in Mirjapur union of the upazila. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mithaoukur Thana Md Jafar Ali said Tushar Kanti was killed on the spot after a thunderbolt struck him while he was cutting grass for his cattle heads there amid inclement weather.

“The body of the deceased person was handed over to relatives,” the OC added.