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BRAHMANBARIA, May 11, 2025 (BSS) - Five people, including a child, were killed and a woman injured in separate lightning strikes in the district. 

The incidents occurred today in various areas of Nasirnagar and Akhaura upazilas of the district.

The deceased were Shamsul Haq, 65, of Gokarna Bhanga Bridge area; Abdur Razzaq, 40, of the same village; Zakia Begum, 8, of Durgapur village in Bhalkut; Md. Selim Mia, 64, of the Ruti Nurpur area of Dharakhar union; and Md. Zamir Khan, 22, of the Bangaj village.

Nasinagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shahina Nasrin said that three people were killed and one injured in the upazila due to lightning in the afternoon. 

Among the deceased, Shamsul Haq died while fetching his cattle, Abdur Razzaq was killed while harvesting paddy in the Tekanagar area, and eight-year-old Zakia Begum was killed while playing in the yard.
 
While Hamida Begum, 45, of the same village was seriously injured.