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Three people including two fishermen and a farmer have been killed by separate lightning strikes in Chittagong city's Sadarghat area and district's Boalkhali upazila.

The deceased were Md Kabir Hossen, 30, son of Dowlat Mia and Md Mofiz, 26, son of Abu Samad, and Abdul Baki, 60, said police sources.

Nayek Jahangir Alam of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) police outpost said a thunderbolt struck on five fishermen at Fishery Ghat Jetty No 1 area of Sadarghat under Kotwali police station at around 12:00pm on Monday while they were sewing fishing net near the bank of Karnaphuli River.

In critical condition the five were rushed to the CMCH where the on duty doctors declared Kabir and Mufiz dead, added Nayek Jahangir.

The other injured fishermen Amir Hossen, 32, Helal, 22 and Sona Mia 22, were admitted to CMCH.

In another incident, Abdul Baki was killed when a lightning hit him when he was working in his farm near his house at Hazirpara of Boalkhali upazila.

Mohammed Soaib Reja, Chairman of No 7 Charondip Union under the upazila said a lightning struck on him when he was working at his farmland at Hazipara area, leaving the person dead at around 1:30pm.