A mother and her son were killed by lightning strike at their home in Madhyabetchhari village, Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari district early Sunday.
The victims were identified as 30-year-old Hasina Begum and her 8-year-old son, Hanif Mia. Local Union Parishad Chairman Mahmuda Begum Lucky reported that the lightning strike occurred around 5:00 am, igniting a fire that completely destroyed their residence. The mother and son were burnt to death.
At the time of the tragedy, Hasina Begum's husband, Sadek Ali, was not at home.
Fire service personnel were dispatched to the scene, where they managed to extinguish the blaze and recover the remains of the victims.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the local police station, Md Nurul Haque, stated that the bodies would be returned to the family after necessary legal procedures are completed.
2 dead during storm in Kishoreganj
In a seperate incident, a 9 month pregnant woman and her five-year-old son died as their house collapsed on them during a storm at Hazipara Ghonar Bari in Karimganj upazila of Kishoreganj district Saturday night.
The deceased were identified as Rup Tara, 45, wife of Abdul Kaiyum and her son Taijul.
Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Karimganj Police Station, said the house of Kaiyum collapsed after a big tree fell it during the storm that swept the district around 11:30 pm, leaving Taijul dead on the spot and Rup injured.
Later, she was taken to Abdul Hamid Medical College where doctors declared her dead.
