Teenager dies due to lightning strike while playing football in Dhamrai

A 17-year-old teenager named Rashedul Islam died after being struck by lightning while playing football at the Gaotara field in Yadavpur Union, Dhamrai, Dhaka, on the afternoon of June 8, 2026. He was rushed to a local clinic and then to the Saturia Upazila Health Complex, where he was pronounced dead by attending physicians.