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Hailstorm kills one, damages crops

A farmer was killed in Austagram upazila in Kishoreganj district as hailstorm hit the district on Tuesday evening. Hailstorm in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah district caused serious damage to crops and mango buds. Nobi Hossain, 55, of Deoghar village of Alinagar union of the upazila, was working at his Boro paddy field in the haor area when hailstorm hit, leaving him dead on the spot, reports our Kishoreganj correspondent.