At least 13 people have been killed as an early morning event of Zakat clothes distribution triggered a deadly stampede in a Mymensingh town factory, police officials said.
Published : 10 Jul 2015, 09:00 AM
They said the 5am event at a chewing tobacco factory saw a huge number of dole seekers run towards the gate “as soon as it was opened”.
Police detained seven including Shamim Talukder, the owner of Nurani Jorda factory at the town’s Atul Chakravorty Road, after the incident, local police station OC told bdnews24.com.