Lightning kills two girls
Two girls were killed by lightning in Pirojpur and Sirajganj districts yesterday and the day before. In Pirojpur, a schoolgirl was struck by lightning when she was sitting at the veranda of their house at Charani Pratyasha village in Zianagar upazila at around 4:00pm, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Poly Roy, 14, a student of class VIII of local Fakirbari Secondary School, reports UNB. Poly, daughter of Bidhan Roy, died on the spot. In Sirajganj, A girl was killed by lightning at Bhengri village under Salanga Police Station Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Tithi, 8, daughter of Bazlar Rahman of the village. Local said Tithi and her cousin Masuda Khatun, 10, were struck by lightning while collecting mangoes that fell off a tree at their home during yesterday's storm. Tithi died instantly.
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