Five people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Gazipur and Brahmanbaria districts on Tuesday.

In Gazipur, Tajul Islam, 50, and Mamun Sheikh, 30, residents of Punsoi village in Kaliganj upazila, were killed when a streak of thunderbolt struck them while catching fish at a water body in the dead of night, said Abu Bakar Miah, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station.

In another incident, Rakhindranath, 42, of Baria village was killed after being hit by a thunderbolt at a water body at Nasaran in Sadar upazila in the early hours, said Akhtaruzzaman Shukkur, chairman of Baria union parishad.

In Brahmanbaria, Milu, 27, wife of Mamun Miah of Tighori village in Kasba upazila, was killed when a thunderbolt bore down on her while working at her cropland around 3:30 pm.

Besides, Sabuj Miah, 22, son of Idris Miah of Khasnagar village in Bancharampur upazila, was killed after being hit by lightning around 1:30 pm.