Two farmers died and another got several injuries after being struck by lightning at Krisnapur village in Sadar upazila of Kushtia on Saturday.
The deceased were Jahur Ali, aged 50, son of Karim Sawdargar and Salim Uddin, aged 37, son of Mahir Uddin, and the injured was Rezaul, aged 37. They all were from the Krisnapur village.
Quoting the locals, Upazila Nirbahi Officer, who is Sadhan Kumar Biswas, said the farmers took shelter under the shade of a tin-shed tea stall in the village when the lightning amid a heavy downfall started at noon.
Suddenly, the lightning struck the tin shed of the stall leaving the duo dead on the spot and another critically injured, he said.
The injured was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where he is safe, said the hospital’s residential medical officer, Taposh Kumar Sarkar.