Dhaka, May 10 -- A recent report by the voluntary organization Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum (SSTF) paints a grim picture of lightning deaths in Bangladesh.

According to the SSTF, lightning strikes have tragically claimed 74 lives across the country in just the past 38 days. Worryingly, 35 of the victims were farmers working in their fields.

The data reveals a particularly deadly month of May, with 11 lightning fatalities occurring in a single day.

A closer look at the figures shows 31 deaths from lightning strikes in April, with a near even split between genders (20 male, 11 female). The current month of May has already seen 43 deaths, with a slight majority of males (34) affected compared to females (9).

The SSTF...