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31 killed in Bangladesh Ramadan stampede.
(From Agence France Presse)
At least 31 people were killed and many others injured in a stampede in northwestern Bangladesh as thousands of poor gathered to receive a Ramadan gift.
District administrative chief Mohammad Abdus Sabur said 31 people were killed in the stampede in the town of Gaibandha, 192 kilometres (120 miles) from Dhaka.
"I confirm 31 people are dead, but I cannot say how many people were injured," he said Sunday.
Several thousand people had gathered to collect clothes and money as part of an Islamic tradition in which rich Muslims give to the poor ahead of Eid-al-Fitr, the festival which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Local reports said the crowd was asked to go to a nearby open space to receive clothes from local businessman Abdul Wahid, who owns the Nahid Cotton Mills.
Sabur told local reporters that thousands were trying to get through a narrow passage.
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