A 17-year-old boy, Md. Shakil Akon, died after being struck by lightning in Bhechki village of Mathbaria upazila, Pirojpur, on Wednesday morning.
Shakil, son of Yusuf Akon, was hit by a thunderbolt around 11:00 AM while trying to bring his cattle home from a nearby field during rain, according to Mathbaria Police Station OC Abdullah Al Mamun.
Locals quickly rescued him and took him to the upazila health complex, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
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