Tue, 21-Oct-2025

At least 17 killed in lightning strike in Bangladesh 

DHAKA: At least 17 wedding party members were killed on Wednesday by a massive lightning strike in Bangladesh’s Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of capital Dhaka, a senior official said. Sakib Al Rabbi, head of Chapainawabganj’s Shibganj sub-district administration, told Xinhua over mobile phone that “17 people were killed on the spot after lightning … Read more