15 fall sick for lightning
At least 15 students fell sick, 10 seriously, after a lightning struck a spot close to Beruan Girls' High School in Atghoria upazila yesterday afternoon. Among the injured, Shikha, 14, Alpona, 14, Hira, 15, Rupali, 14, Jinia, 14, Sharmin Khatun, 15, Boishakhi, 14, Sohagi, 15, Kakoli, 15 are undergoing treatment at Pabna Medical College and Hospital. Md. Jalal Uddin, headmaster of the school, said the students belonging to classes vi to x were hurt when a lightning struck a spot near the school. Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim, medical officer of Pabna Medical College and Hospital told this correspondent that the girls fell sick due to huge sound and light.
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