Online Desk: A total of 13 people were killed and 16 others injured in lightning strikes in Narsingdi, Pabna, Brahmanbaria, Kurigram, Sunamganj and Chandpur districts on Tuesday.

In Narsingdi, five people, including a woman and child, were killed as lightning struck on them at Raipura, Monohardi, Shibpur, and Sadar upazilas of the district. The deceased were Shamsunnahar, 45, a resident of Fakirer Char vilage, Jabed Miah, 12, resident of Gopinathpur village under Raipura upazila, Raihan Miah, 25, of Pathardia village under Monohardi upazila, Khokon Miah, 30, of Sadarchar village of Shibpur upazila and Shuptokar, 14, of Paschim Kandapara area of Sadar upazila.

Samsunnahar died while she was engaged in taking paddy husk near her residence around 11 am during rain in Raipura upazila, said Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Raipur police station. Meanwhile, a thunderbolt struck Jabed Mia while he was playing football around 2 pm in Raipura upazila, the OC said.

Farid Uddin, officer-in-charge of Monohardi Police Station, said Raihan Mia died on the spot when a streak of thunder struck him while returning home amid rain in the afternoon. Khokon Mia, a farmer died by lightning strike while working in his field in Shibpur upazila. Raihan Miah killed by lightning when he was returning home in Monohardi upazila.

In Pabna, two worker died at Bhangura upazila of the district after lightning struck on them. The deceased were Shakil Hossain, 19, and Romij Uddin, 30, — both residents of Chaikola village of Chatmohar upazila. According to witnesses, Shakil and Romij along with other 13 workers were harvesting paddy in a field of the upazila. At that time a lightning struck on them, leaving fiver workers critically injured. They were taken to Bhangura Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared the duo dead. Bhangura Police Station officer-in-charge Rashidul Islam confirmed those matters.

In Brahmanbaria, lightning strikes killed two people in Nasirnagar and Bancharampur upazilas of the district. The deceased were Mozammel Haque, 32, a resident of Sonatola village under Nasirnagar upazila and Monu Miah, of Manikpur village of Bancharampur upazila under the district. It was known that Mozammel killed after being struck by lightning when he was working in a brick kiln in Nasirnagar upazila. Monu Miah was killed after being struck bywhen he was working in his field in Bancharampur upazila.

In Kurigram, two farmers were killed in lightning strike at Ulipur and Chilmari upazilas of the district. The deceased were Shahajalal, 45, a resident of Ulipur upazila and Abru Sheikh, 50, of Baganbari village under Chilmari upazila of the district. According to locals, Abru Sheikh was killed by lightning when he was harvesting in a paddy field in Chilmari upazila. Shahajalal was killed after being struck by the lightning when he was working at nut field in Ulipur upazila .

In Sunamganj, a teenage boy was killed and three others were injured in a lightning strike at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj district. The deceased was Omar Faruk, 15, son of late Alim Uddin, a resident of Badeharipur village under Joysree union of the upazila. It was known that a lightning struck on them when the boy along with three others were going to Madhyanagar Bazar by an engine-driven boat loaded with paddy in the morning. He died on the spot.

In Chandpur, a man was killed after being struck by a lightning at Sadar upazila of the district in the afternoon. The deceased was Md Hasan Mijhi, 45, a resident of Paschim Chutosundor village of Sadar upazila in the district. According to witnesses, a lightning struck on the man when he was collecting mangoes from his mango orchard during storm. He died on the spot. Chandpur Sadar Model Police Station officer-in-charge Abdur Rashid confirmed the death matter.