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Nor'wester lashes several districts, two killed

Staff Correspondent
The country' experienced its first nor’wester of the season in many districts of North- Bengal region in the early hours yesterday.
At least two people were killed in separate incidents in Kishoreganj and houses, trees and crops damaged as rain accompanied with thunderbolts lashed the northern districts.
The deceased include a girl identified as Swapna, 6, of Bhatta and Manzil Mia. 30, of Raikhola of the upazila, reports UNB.
According to the locals, thunderbolt struck Manzil when he went to field to call the cattle home around 8:30am. Lightning also critically injured Swapna's cousin Shipu, 16, as he and Swapna were on their way to Chanpur around 9:00am, locals added.
Shipu was admitted to the local health complex.
Meantime, no report of further injury was received from the northern districts though hundreds of thatched and tin-shed houses, trees and crops on vast tracts of land were damaged in the region.
Our correspondent from Thakurgaon reports: Over a hundred thatched and tin-roofed houses were damaged, many trees uprooted, several hundred acres of maize and wheat fields, mango and litchi orchards damaged as the storm pounded most parts of the district early yesterday.
The storm with heavy rain that started at about 3:30am with a speed of 80 to 90 kilometres per hour blew away tin-roofs in four other upazilas.
Most affected villages are f-arabari, Akcha, Nurgun, Puratan Thakurgaon, Chameshwari and Chandipur under sadar
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Our correspondent from Dinajpur reports: The nor'wester damaged maize fields and crops of vast area and some tin-roofed houses in Azimpur of Biral upazila on Thursday night.
Reports of similar rainfalls coupled with strong wind were also received from Rangpur, Joypurhat, Panchagarh, Bogra, Natore, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat.
Meanwhile, a welcome rain swept over many areas of Chittagong ano Satkhira districts on Thursday night.
The rainfalls, however, brought a relief among farmers of the northern areas after hot and humid days and a near drought situation prevailing for months.
According to a UNB report, rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind may occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6:00pm today.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met office sources said.
The country saw a high temperature of 34.6 degrees Celsius in Jessore yesterday while the lowest temperature of 16.2 degrees Celsius in Ran