Lightning kills 2 in Bhairab
A schoolboy and a middle-aged man were killed and two others injured by lightning in Bhairab yesterday. The deceased were identified as Md Selim Mia, 13, a student of class seven in Bhairab Rasulpur High School and son of Jinnu Mia of Bhabanipur village and Md Helal Uddin,55, of Basgara village in Bhairab. Local sources said, Selim and his father Jinnu Mia went to cover their thatched house with hyacinth during rain at around 10:00am. They were struck by lightning killing Selim on the spot and leaving Jinnu Mia injured. In another incident, Helal Uddin and his younger brother were working at a field near their house during rain at around 10:30am. Struck by lightning Helal died on the spot while his brother, aged around 25, was rushed to Bhairab upazila health complex in critical condition.
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