Charity Handout Stampede

At least 25 people, mostly women and children, were killed and dozens were injured in a stampede in Bangladesh today when hundreds of destitute people rushed for a clothing charity handout to mark the holy month of Ramadan, police said.

A stampede during a charity handout in Bangladesh left at least 23 people dead today as hundreds of desperately poor people tried to get their hands on free clothing, police said.

At least 25 people, mostly women and children, were killed and dozens were injured in a stampede in Bangladesh today when hundreds of destitute people rushed for a clothing charity handout to mark the holy month of Ramadan, police said.

A stampede during a charity handout in Bangladesh left at least 23 people dead today as hundreds of desperately poor people tried to get their hands on free clothing, police said.