Saturday 28 March 2015

Stampede in Bangladesh During Hindu Bathing Ritual kills at least 10.

       At least 10 people were killed anf dozens more injured in a stampede outside the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday, police and witness on the scene said. Police Inspector Nasir Ahmed told AFP news agency that the crush had involved "huge members of people". The dead included seen women and three men. They died near the Rajghat, Nasir Ahmed, told AFP. All the victims were reportedly the age of 50 years. The annual festival normally attracts about one million pilgrims from Bangladesh and abroad to the river, which Hindus consider holy, ABC news reported. The incident took place in the town of Narajanganj, which is located 20 kilometres south of the capital Dhaka.

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