a dozen people in Shibganj in Chapainawabganj district, about 245 kilometers northwest of Dhaka

Hossain said. Fourteen injured people were taken to a hospital, said Meherul Islam, a fire official. Most lightning deaths in Bangladesh occur between March and July.... They killed more than 200 people in May of that year alone, 82 of them on a single day. Experts say the rise in fatal lightning strikes is related to deforestation, which has led to the disappearance of many tall trees that would have drawn the lightning.... Worsening air pollution and global warming are also contributing to a