SUNAMGANJ: A man and his son were killed in lightning strike at Pagnar Haor in Jamalganj upazila of the district on Friday (July 19) morning.
The deceased are Babu Hossain, 40, and his son Sumon Miah, 14, hailing from Shantipur village of Fenerbak union in the upazila.
Quoting locals, police said a thunderbolt struck the five while they were fishing at the haor amid rain around 7:00 am, leaving the duo dead on the spot. Locals spotted the bodies at the haor and informed police.
The process is underway to hand over the bodies to family members for burial.
Jamalganj UNO Priyanka Paul confirmed the matter to Banglanews.
BDST 1258 HRS, JULY 19, 2019
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