Two farmers were killed by lightning strikes within a span of ninety minutes in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna district on Wednesday. The second victim, identified as Auwal Farazi Torab, aged 55, from Bongram Paschim Chakpara village under Parshadangha Union, died on the spot when lightning struck him around 4 p.m. while returning home from Dikshibil with harvested paddy. The incident was confirmed by former union chairman Robiul Karim Tarek.
Earlier the same day, around 2:30 p.m., another farmer named Robban Ali from Maheshpur village in Mulgram Union died in a separate lightning strike. Both incidents occurred during a nor'wester storm that swept through the area, causing sudden weather changes and fatalities among local farmers.
The consecutive lightning deaths highlight the recurring danger faced by rural agricultural workers during seasonal storms in the region.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, চাটমোহর (পাবনা) প্রকাশ : ১৩ মে ২০২৬, ২১: ১৯ পাবনার চাটমোহরে দেড় ঘণ্টার ব্যবধানে বজ্রপাতে আরও এক কৃষকের মৃত্যু হয়েছে। নিহত আউয়াল ফারাজী তোরাব (৫৫) উপজেলার পার্শ্বডাঙ্গা ইউনিয়নের বনগ্রাম পশ্চিম চকপাড়া গ্রামের মৃত আব্দুল ফারাজীর ছ
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