Magura, March 28 -- Two people were killed after being struck by lightning in Kanutia and Charpara villages in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district on Thursday.

In Kanutia, a youth sustained injuries as a thunderbolt struck him when he was in his paddy field on Thursday afternoon.

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Locals rescued Tanmoy Mirza, 22, son of Zaman Mirza and took him to Mohammadpur Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, said Borhanul Islam, officer-in-charge of Magura's Mohammadpur police station.

In another incident, a 20-year-old youth was killed while working in a field on Thursday at noon.

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