December 18, 2017: In Bangladesh, at least 10 persons were killed and nearly 50 others injured today in a stampede during a funeral procession of a former Chittagong Mayor. According to a media report, the toll might rise as several others have been injured in the incident at a convention centre in the port city’s Jamal Khan area.
Mohiuddin Chowdhury, the Chittagong Metropolitan Awami League Chief, had served the city corporation for 16 years. He died on Friday at the age of 73. (AIR News)
