A salt farmer was killed by lightning on Tuesday morning while heading to work in the Chowfaldandi Bridge area of Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. The deceased was identified as Ramiz Uddin, 46, son of Achiur Rahman from Uttar Palakata (Bottoli Para) village under Ward 9 of Jalalabad Union.

According to local union parishad member Mobarak Hossain Farazi, Ramiz Uddin worked as a salt farmer and was on his way to the salt fields in the neighboring Chowfaldandi area when the lightning struck him near the bridge. He died on the spot. Passersby later took him to a hospital.

The report highlights another fatal lightning incident in the region, underscoring the risks faced by agricultural workers during stormy weather in coastal Cox’s Bazar.