Two people were killed in separate lightning strikes in Noakhali district on Monday afternoon. The incidents occurred in Kabirhat and Hatiya upazilas. In Kabirhat’s Dhanshalik Union, a nine-year-old boy named Md Ayman died after being struck by lightning while playing in the yard. Locals took him to the upazila health complex, where doctors declared him dead.

In another incident in Hatiya’s Char Ishwar Union, 22-year-old Arafat Hossain died after being struck by lightning while returning home from collecting peanuts in a field. According to family members, he was struck in front of his mother and died on the spot. Hatiya Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Kabir Hossain confirmed one death in the lightning strike.

The deaths occurred amid stormy weather in the region, highlighting the recurring danger of lightning during the pre-monsoon season in coastal areas like Noakhali.