A carpenter was killed by a lightning strike at Charpara in Kishoreganj’s Karimganj upazila in the early hours of Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Tawhid Mia, 36, son of late Shahed Ali of the area.
Shamsul Alam Siddique, officer-in-charge (OC) of Karimganj Police Station, said a streak of thunderbolts struck Tawhid while he was working on his cropland.
Later, he was rushed to Karimganj Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead, said the OC.
