3 killed in stampede for Zakat clothes

BARISAL, July 25: Two women and a child were killed and 10 people injured in a stampede while collecting Zakat clothes distributed by a private organisation at Kathpotti in Barisal city on Friday. Of the deceased, two were identified as Firoza, 55, and Nupur, 25, residents of Palashpur in the city. Shakhawat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said the incident took place in the area at around 9:30 am when a large number of people gathered there to collect Zakat clothes distributed by the 'Khan Sons'.    — UNB