Published: 11:39 AM, 10 July 2026
Lightning kills fifth-grader in Sirajganj
An 11-year-old schoolboy was killed after being struck by lightning while fishing in a pond in Baikunthapur village of Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Riyad Seikh, son of Saidul Islam of Baikunthapur village. He was a Class V student at the local government primary school.
Ahsanuzzaman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Raiganj Police Station, said Riyad had gone to fish in a pond near his house during the rain on Thursday morning.
He was struck by lightning and collapsed. Locals rescued him and took him to a nearby hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.
Police visited the scene in the afternoon.
