Families of Six Killed by Lightning in Malanchi, Pabna Sadar, Each Receive Tk 50,000 in Aid

The upazila administration has given financial assistance to the families of six people killed by lightning and to the families of three injured people at Sonapatil Bil in Malanchi Union of Pabna Sadar Upazila, where the victims had gone fishing.

On Friday night (30 October), Deputy Commissioner Aminul Islam was present in person and handed the assistance money to the families, from an allocation of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.

Each family of the six deceased received Tk 50,000 and each family of the injured received Tk 25,000. The administration said the money was given as financial support for the burial of the deceased and the emergency treatment of the injured.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Moniruzzaman, Pabna Press Club general secretary Zohurul Islam, Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tamara Tasbiha and Malanchi UP chairman Kabir Ahmed Babu, along with local dignitaries, were present when the assistance was handed over.

The incident took place at around 4pm on Friday at Sonapatil Bil in the Gopinathpur area of Malanchi Union. Nine boys and young men had gone there to fish with rods.

Pabna Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tamara Tasbiha said that when rain began while they were fishing, they took shelter in a shed nearby. A lightning strike there killed six of them and seriously injured three.

The deceased are Robbel Hossain (22), son of Ismail Hossain of Nalmura village in the upazila; Mizan Ali (12), son of Shahjahan Ali; Sajid Hossain (10), son of Monirul Islam; Abdullah Pramanik (18), son of Shahadat Pramanik; Emon Hossain (14), son of Ibadul Hossain; and Shaon Hossain (22), son of Rabiul Islam of Ganjmati village.

The three injured were first admitted to Pabna General Hospital. When their condition deteriorated, they were taken to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, where they are currently undergoing treatment.

UNO Tamara Tasbiha said officials went to the homes of the deceased and gave each family Tk 50,000 in cash as support for burial and emergency needs, and gave Tk 25,000 to each of the three injured people's families for treatment. The deputy commissioner himself was present and handed over the assistance.

She also said that if the affected families need any further kind of assistance, that too will be provided.