Sarankhola Correspondent
A madrasah student was killed presumably by lightning at Purba Sonatola village under Southkhali union of Sarankhola upazila in Bagerhat on Thursday noon.
The deceased was identified as Nazmul, 13, son of Halim Talukder of Purba Sonatola village. He is a madrasa student.
Neighbours recovered the body of the madrasha student from a pond of the village on Friday morning.
According to sources, on Thursday noon, Nazmul went to take a bath during lightning at the pond of neigbour Delowar Hossain but he did not return home. Family members of Nazmul searched him throughout the day but failed to trace him anywhere. On Friday morning, wife of Delowar Hossain went beside the pond to pluck vegetables when she watched legs of Nazmul floating on water and raised an alarm. Neighours rushed to the spot and recovered body of Nazmul from inside the pond.
Villagers opined, Nazmul might be stricken by lightning during taking a bath in the pond and was killed on the spot.
SK Abdullah Al Sayeed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sarankhola Police Station, said that no one informed him so far about any death by lightning from anywhere. However, he said, would inquire about the incident.
