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Storm kills one
A man was killed, over100 houses were damaged and several hundred trees uprooted when a severe hailstorm lashed different areas in Shyamnagar upazila on March 28 evening. The deceased was identified as Sunil Kumar Mistri, 55, son of Banku Mistri of Chingrikhali village in Shyamnagar upazila. The affected villages are Chingrikhali, Harinagar, Mathurapur and adjoining areas. Shyamnagar police station officer-in-charge (OC) Subhas chandra Majhhi said, over 100 kutcha houses were extensively damaged. The victim while returning home, died on the spot as a corrugated iron sheet from a damaged house hit him near his house at Chingrikhali village, he said quoting locals. Soon after the incident Jatiya Party (Ershad) lawmaker HM Golam Reja visited the spot and assured the victims of possible government help.
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