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Lightning kills two

14 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Dinajpur

A father died and her daughter was killed by lightning at village Chehelgazi of Sadar upazila yesterday. Police said, Md Sharif Uddin, 40, son of Muhammad Ali, and his 11-year old daughter Labony were killed in their sleep when a lightning struck their house in the early morning. At least three cattles were also killed. Labony was a Class Five student of Chandganj Primary School.