UK envoy sends condolences

British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson has conveyed his condolences over the deaths of Hindu pilgrims in a stampede in Narayanganj.

“Saddened by the deaths in Langalbandh  during  AstamiSnan. My condolences to the families,” he tweeted.

At least 10 people died, including seven women, in a stampede during the ‘Astami snan’, the Hindu holy bath in the Old Brahmaputra River, at Langalbandh on Friday.