The Pabna Upazila administration has distributed emergency financial assistance to the families of victims affected by a deadly lightning strike in the Sonapatil wetland (beel) under Malanchi Union.
On Friday night the Deputy Commissioner Aminul Islam personally handed over funds allocated by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief to the bereaved and injured families. Each family of the six deceased received Tk 50,000 to cover burial expenses while Tk 25,000 was provided to each injured person for medical treatment.
The tragic incident occurred around 4:00 PM on Friday when nine young people went fishing in the Gopinathpur area of the wetland. A sudden lightning strike instantly killed six individuals and critically injured three others. The injured were initially rushed to Pabna General Hospital and later transferred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital as their conditions worsened.
The deceased have been identified as Rabbel Hossain (22), Mizan Ali (12), Sajid Hossain (10), Abdullah Pramanik (18) and Emon Hossain (14) from Nalmura village alongside Shawon Hossain (22) from Ganjmati village.
Senior district officials, local press representatives and union leaders attended the handover to offer condolences and support to the affected community.
