Three people were killed by lightning in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts on Saturday.

In Sylhet, a man was killed by lightning at Noagaon village in Osmaninagar upazila of the district.The deceased is Azam Ali, 50, son of Haris Ullah of the village.

Police said a thunderbolt hit Azam while he was working at a cropland near his house around 6:30pm.

Away in Sunamganj, two children were killed by lightning in Sadar and Dharmapasha upazila of the district the same day.

The victims are Afzal Mia, 12, son of Ayub Ali of Rupabali village in Jamalganj upazila, and Phulmati Begum, 8, of Tepikona village in Dharmapasha upazila.

Police said Afzal, a Class VI student of Rupabali Government Primary School, was struck by lightning in Dhopakhali area in the town around 7:30pm. He died instantly.

A thunderbolt hit Phulmati while she was playing in the yard around 7:00pm.