At least 10 people, most of them farmers, died after being struck by lightning strikes in five districts on Monday.  

Of them, four people died in two upazilas of Cumilla, three in two upazilas of Kishoreganj and one each in Netrokona, Sunamganj and Chandpur.

Most of the deceased were engaged in agricultural and other types of work, reports our correspondent.

Two schoolboys of class VI of Boroharipur High School were killed by lightning in Barura and Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla.

Witnesses said Fahad Hossain, 13, son of Khokon Mia of Poyalgaccha village and Saimon Hossain, 13, son of Abdul Barek, died by lightning when they were flying kites.

In another incident, Nikhil Debnath, 64 and Jewel Bhuiyan, 30, son of Jashim Uddin Bhuiyan, were killed by lightning while working at their paddy fields at Korbanpur Purbapara in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla district in the morning.