He told this while talking to reporters after a meeting with France Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy at the secretariat in the capital on Monday.
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman has said that France will provide assistance in setting up lightning protection devices, constructing infrastructure and providing training in addition to exchanging technical knowledge on it in Bangladesh.
The state minister said effective measures will be taken to install lightning prevention devices besides the campaign on raising awareness among people over lightning.
The state minister has expressed his concern over the recent rising fatalities from lightning strikes and said the government is working to reduce the number of fatalities and losses caused by lightning strikes.
