At the least six participants had been killed by lightning strikes whereas they had been catching fish within the haors of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts right this moment (29 September).
The deceased are Redwan Ahmed, 19, a honours second year pupil of Sylhet MC College; Masuk Mia, 52, resident of Companiganj in Sylhet; Jalal Mia, 35; Jashim Uddin, 26, residents of Dowarabazar upazila, Sharif Mia, 35, of Jamalganj upazila and Sundar Ali, 50, resident of the Chatak upazila in Sunamganj district.
MC College pupil Redwan died after being hit by a thunderbolt when he modified into catching fish in Dobir Haor in Bishwanath upazila, said Ataur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Bishwanath Police Website online.
On the different hand, Masuk modified into killed by lightning round 7:00am shut to his condominium, said Ujayer Al Mahmud, officer-in-payment of Companiganj Police Website online.
In Sunamganj district, “Jalal and Jashim died on the build right this moment morning,” said Chairman of Pandargaon union Md Abdul Wahid.
On the different hand, Sharif Miah died after being hit by lightning whereas he modified into fishing shut to a haor of his village, police said.
Officer-in-Charge of Chatak Police Website online Mahbubur Rahman said Sundar Ali modified into struck by lightning whereas he modified into catching fish in Buabil haor at 8:00am. He modified into taken to the Chatak Upazila Well being Complicated the build on-obligation clinical doctors declared him ineffective.