Three people were killed and five others injured by lightning in Kaliganj and Patgram upazilas of the district yesterday morning.

In Kaliganj, a thunderbolt hit Mintu Miah and Asadul, sons of Harun-or-Rashid, while they were working at a field in the morning. They died instantly, said assistant superintendent of police Hossain Shahid Suhrawardy.

In Patgram, Saju Miah, son of Islam of Srirampur village, was killed by lightning in the morning, the ASP added.