10 hurt by lightning
Ten people include two women were injured as lightning struck them at village South Goodimari of Hatibandha upazila yesterday noon. The injured are Kobad Ali, 35, Fazle Hossain, 42, Afzal Hossain, 40, Amzad Miah, 36, Momena Begum, 30, Rehana Begum, 28, Ershad Ali, 25, Faruque Hossain, 29, Jalil Bepari, 45, and Abdul Goni, 40, all from village Uttar Goddimari of Hatibandha upazila. The injured were taken to Hatibandha upazila health complex, Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital while one was referred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. Police and locals said, lightning struck the villagers when they were gossiping under a mango tree in the village at around 2 pm yesterday.
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