A lightning strike killed nine agricultural workers and injured four others in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj Thursday.
Eight of the deceased were identified as Md Mobarak, 40, Monnaf Hossain, 19, Shamsher Ali, 62, Md Afsar, 63, Md Shahin, 21, Abdul Kuddus, 60, Shah Alam, 42 and Ritu Khatun, 15, said Assistant Superintendent of Police (Ullapara circle) Mohammad Mahfuz.
Ullapara police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazrul Islam said the workers were planting paddy seedlings when it started to rain heavily.
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"Then all of them took shelter in a house near the field. Suddenly a streak of lightning struck the men, killing five of them on the spot and leaving others critically injured."
"Local people rushed the injured to different hospitals and clinics where they died while undergoing treatment," he added.
