More than 300 people die every year in Bangladesh due to lightning strikes, with over 4,500 deaths recorded in the past 15 years. Around 70% of the victims are farmers.
Despite the alarming situation, key preventive measures—such as installing lightning arresters and planting palm trees—remain largely ineffective.
Experts emphasize the need for increased public awareness to reduce fatalities.
Lightning activity intensifies during April, May, and June, often striking within nanoseconds and causing tragic deaths.
Last Saturday alone, 12 people killed by lightning. So far this year, the death toll has reached 60, while in 2025 it stood at around 350.
The highest fatalities were recorded in 2016 and 2017.