, Oct. 1 -- A couple was killed in a lightning strike at Saheber Alga village in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram district on Tuesday night.

The deceased were identified as Jahangir Hossain, 42, a farmer and his wife Rubi Begum, 35 of the village.

Quoting local people, Md Zillur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Ulipur Police Station, said a streak of thunderbolt struck on the couple around 7:30 pm when they were sitting on their house amid rain, leaving them dead on the spot.

A pall of gloom descended over the incident in the area.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....