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Two people including a woman were killed in a lightning strike in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday morning.

The deceased were identified as Khairul Islam, 48, and Merina Begum, 37.

Officer-in-Charge of Shibganj Thana Chowdhury Jobaer Ahmad confirmed the news.

They were collecting mangoes during a storm at Akhina village under Chakkiti union of the upazila. The thunderbolt struck them, leaving them dead on the spot, he said.