Five of them were killed on Friday when parts of the country recorded rain accompanied by gusty winds and thunder.
Mobarak Hossain, 10, and his sister Jannatul Bakia, 8, were hit by lightning on Saturday morning in Chittagong's Banshkhali.
They died before they could be taken to Banshkhali Upazila Health Complex, doctors said.
In Magura, three people were killed by lightning on Friday evening, Sadar Hospital's emergency ward doctor Nasimul Hasan said.
The victims are 'Molin', 18, of Laxmipur village, 'Sindbad', 35, from Andolbarhia and 'Iadul', 80, from Gopalpur village.
Molin and Iadul died undergoing treatment at the hospital but Sindbad died before he was brought there, Hasan said.
A woman and his brother-in-law were killed after being struck by lightning in Rajbarhi on Friday night.
Rubel Sheikh, 15, and his sister-in-law were critically injured in lightning strike.
They died while being taken to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital.
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