2 siblings killed in lightning strike

Two siblings were killed by lightning strike in Baghata village of Baniachang upazila, Habiganj on Friday.

The deceased are Babul Mia, 27 and Irfan Ali, 15, - sons of a certain Akkas Ali of the village.

A lightning struck Babul and Irfan while they were catching fish from a waterbody near their house amid rain around 8:00am, leaving them dead on the spot, said Habiganj police station officer-in-charge Mozammel Haq.