A farmer was killed by lightning in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. near the canal area of Brojoboksa village. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hamid, also known as Jhoru, aged 35, son of the late Haidar Ali of the same village.

According to his cousin Anwar Hossain, Abdul Hamid had returned home from fieldwork and was heading to the Brojoboksa canal to bathe when he was struck by lightning and died on the spot. The officer-in-charge of Kalaroa Police Station, H. M. Shaheen, confirmed that police had visited the victim’s home after receiving information about the incident.

Local authorities have acknowledged the death and conducted an initial inspection at the site, but no further details were provided in the report.