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Lightning kills 3

15 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Star National Desk

Three people were killed by lightning in Chapainawabganj and Meherpur districts yesterday. In Chapainawabganj, Shamsuddin Miah, 80, and Chen Banu, 45, were killed as lightning struck them when they were working in their croplands at Alinagar in Gomastapur upazila at noon, reports UNB. Cattle trader Babul Kamar, 40, of Ramdashpur village under the upazila, was killed by lightning at Bamundi Market under Gangni upazila of Meherpur district at around 5:00pm yesterday, reports a correspondent.