NILPHAMARI, June 22, 2025 (BSS) – A farmer was killed in lightning strike at Kachua village of Laxmichap union in Sadar upazila here this afternoon.

The deceased was Kashi Nath Roy, 62, a resident of the village.

Lightning followed by a rainstorm hit Kashi Nath around 2 pm when he was going to bring cows from a field near his house, said Laxmichap union parishad chairman Md. Aminur Rahman.