Dhaka, May 2 -- A voluntary social organisation has stepped up efforts to reduce lightning-related fatalities among farmers by promoting life-saving safety measures at the field level.

Farmers remain the most vulnerable group to lightning strikes across the country. On April 26 alone, 14 people were killed in lightning incidents, while a total of 72 deaths have been recorded so far this year, most of them farmers working in open fields.

In response, Save Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum (SSTAF) conducted an awareness campaign in the Arial Beel area of Munshiganj on Friday, marking May Day.

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The initiative reached over a hundred farmers through practical demonstrations and direct enga...