A businessman was killed early Monday when an uprooted tree fell on his shop during a storm in Gabtali upazila of Bogura district. The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. at Lathiganj Bazar in Sukhanpukur Union. The deceased was identified as Uma Chandra, 52, a resident of Chakradhika Paschim Para village.

According to local sources, a sudden storm hit the area at dawn, causing a large banyan tree near the market to collapse onto the businessman’s shop. He died on the spot. Fire service personnel arrived quickly, cut through the fallen tree, and recovered the body from the debris.

Police from Gabtali Model Station confirmed that legal procedures related to the incident are underway.