Two people were killed and two others injured in separate thunderbolt attacks in Haltibil area of Natore district Friday morning.
The deceased are Abdul Momin, 35, of Kholabaria village in Naldanga upazila of Natore and Md Raihan, 25, an inhabitant of Atrai upazila in Naogaon district.
Officer-in-charge of Naldanga Thana Mostafizur Rahman said that a thunderbolt hit Abdul Momin鈥檚 boat while he was collecting snails during the rain in Haltibil in the upazila with two others.
They were rushed to Natore Sadar Hospital where the duty doctor declared him dead. Another injured was referred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, he added.
Md Raihan was killed in another thunderbolt strike in Mora Atrai River close to Haltibil when he was catching fish during the heavy downpour Friday morning.
He died on the spot, local sources said.