Dhaka, June 28 -- Lightning strikes Bangladesh about 3.36 million times every year, killing at least 350 people, according to data shared on International Lightning Safety Day.

Khan Md Golam Rabbani, a meteorologist with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES), presented the data on Sunday, highlighting Sunamganj and Sylhet among the districts at heightened risk.

April and May are typically the months with the highest frequency of lightning strikes, he said.

Recommending coordinated measures to reduce lightning fatalities, he said prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could save lives in many cases.

"People must take shelter indoors during lightning, avoid standing under large trees, and if caught in an ...