At least 70 people were killed in lightning strikes across the country in March and April, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya has said.
He gave the information while briefing reporters at the Secretariat about the government steps during the current weather situation on Tuesday.
A total of 58 people, including 29 people in the last two days, were killed by lightning in April while 12 people were killed in March, the minister said.
He said, "We want to assure the country's people that the government is intensely monitoring the current weather condition including lightning strikes and storms."
Maya called on everybody to observe the weather condition before going out of home.