, Oct. 5 -- Six people were killed and two others injured by lightning strikes in Cumilla, Bogura and Jhenaidah districts on Sunday.

Among the deceased, three died in Cumilla, two in Jhenaidah and one in Bogura district.

In Cumilla, three people including a student of Bangladesh Agriculture University (BAU) were killed by a lightning strike in Bhabanipur Kheyaghat of Homan upazila on Sunday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as BAU student Rashedul Islam, 23, son of Rahinur Islam, Mamtaz Begum, 37 and Zakia Sultana, 23--two daughter of Matiur Rahman of Nala Dakkhin village in the upazila.

A streak of thunderbolt struck five people when they were waiting to cross a canal in Bhabanipur Kheya ghat area in the afternoon, leaving two ...