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April 28, 2025, Bangladesh
At least 10 people lost their lives due to lightning strikes amid rainfall across five districts in Bangladesh on Monday, April 28, 2025. The incidents occurred in Cumilla, Kishoreganj, Netrokona, Sunamganj, and Chandpur, with victims including farmers, students, and a homemaker. Below is a detailed account of the incidents based on reports from local correspondents.
Cumilla: Four Dead, Including Two Schoolboys
In Cumilla, four individuals, including two school students, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Burura and Muradnagar upazilas between 10:00 AM and noon. One person was injured and admitted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital.
In Muradnagar’s Korbanpur area, two farmers—Juwel Bhuiyan (35) and Nikhil Debnath (60)—died while harvesting paddy in a field around 10:30 AM. In Burura’s Payalguchchha village, two sixth-grade students, Fahad Hossain (13) and Saymon Hossain, were struck by lightning while flying kites in a field during light rain. Local residents rushed them to a hospital, where they were declared dead. The incidents were confirmed by the respective police stations.
Kishoreganj: Three Killed in Haor Areas
In Kishoreganj, three people died in lightning strikes in the haor upazilas of Austagram and Mithamoin. In Austagram, two farmers—Indrajit Das (35) and Swadhin Miah (14)—were killed while harvesting paddy in a haor. In Mithamoin, Fulessa Begum (65) died while covering paddy straw in her yard. The incidents were confirmed by Austagram Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ruhul Amin and Mithamoin Police Assistant Sub-Inspector Delowar Hossain.
Sunamganj: College Student Dies
In Sunamganj’s Shalla upazila, Rimmon Talukdar (22), a second-year degree student at Shalla College, was killed by lightning in Burigangal haor around 8:00 AM. Rimmon was tending to cattle when heavy rain began. While attempting to seek shelter, he and a cow were struck and killed instantly, according to police and local sources.
Chandpur: Homemaker Dies of Heart Attack
In Chandpur’s Kachua upazila, Bishka Rani Sarkar (45), a homemaker, died of a heart attack triggered by the sound of a lightning strike during a storm around noon. Bishka and her husband, Haripada Sarkar, were working in a paddy field when the incident occurred. She collapsed after hearing the thunder and was declared dead at Kachua Upazila Health Complex. Doctors noted no physical injuries but suggested panic from the thunder may have caused the heart attack. Kachua Police Station Officer-in-Charge Azizul Islam confirmed the incident, stating no foul play was suspected, and the body was released for burial.
Netrokona: Madrasa Student Killed
In Netrokona’s Madan upazila, Arafat Miah (10), a madrasa student, was killed by lightning in front of his home in Tiashree village at around 6:00 AM. Madan Upazila Executive Officer Aliduzzaman confirmed the incident and assured financial assistance to the victim’s family as per government regulations.
The incidents highlight the dangers of lightning strikes during monsoon-like conditions, with authorities urging caution during adverse weather.
AI/MR
