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A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was killed and four others were injured after being struck by lightning while on patrol along the Kauniya Char-Khetarchar border in Darbhanga Union of Roumari Upazila, Kurigram, early Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Riyad Hossain, 32, a member of the 35 BGB Battalion’s Darbhanga Border Outpost (BOP) based in Jamalpur, UNB reports.
The injured are Md Jasim, 52, Nadim, 28, Shahin, 28, and Ansar member Ferdous Hossain, 36.
Officer-in-Charge of Roumari Police Station Md Lutfor Rahman said the BGB team was patrolling the border area when lightning struck them, killing one and injuring four others.
The injured were taken to different hospitals for treatment.
Subedar Farid of the Darbhanga BGB camp under the 35 Battalion said the lightning strike occurred during heavy rain while the team was on patrol along the Kauniya Char-Khetarchar border area. All five members sustained serious injuries.
They were immediately rescued and taken to Rowmari Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared Riyad Hossain dead.
Dr Nabiul Islam, the resident medical officer (RMO) at the health complex, said Riyad was brought in dead.
Two of the injured BGB members, who were in critical condition, were referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, while the others are being treated locally.