20 killed in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city stampede

Dhaka: At least 20 people were killed and over 50 injured on Friday in a stampede in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh city. [caption id=“attachment_2336202” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File photo. Reuters[/caption] Police said people had gathered at a residence to receive “zakat” (relief goods provided by rich people to the poor) clothes when the stampede took place, Xinhua news agency reported. There were too many people to collect the aid which triggered the stampede, police added. Another 30 were injured and rushed to a hospital in Mymensingh, a town 115 kilometers (70 miles) north of the capital, Dhaka, said police officer Kamrul Islam. The crowd gathered outside the businessman’s home around 4 a.m. and stormed in when the gates were opened to collect free clothing, Islam said. Stampedes are common at religious places and during charity handouts in South Asian countries. IANS and AP