At least 25 people are reported dead in Bangladesh, after a stampede occurred at a charity event, as the destitues rushed in to collect clothing hand outs to mark the the holy month of Ramadan. Many were women and children. Eyah poor things. These kind of events should be properly organized against things like this.
The crushed happened when more than 1,500 people gathered outside a chewing tobacco factory to collect free clothing in Mymensingh, 115 km (70 miles) north of the capital.
"The moment the door opened, all the people altogether rushed through the gate. Many fell on the ground and others ran over them, and they died," said Anowara Begum, who was injured in the stampede.
Six people, including the owner of the factory, have been arrested on suspicion of failing to ensure safety, police official Mahbubur Rahman said.
Stampedes are not uncommon in South Asia during religious gatherings and festivals.
In March, at least 10 people were killed in a stampede during a Hindu ritual attended by thousands of devotees on the banks of a river near Dhaka.
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