Police say 10 dead in stampede in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police say at least 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a stampede during a Hindu religious gathering in Bangladesh.

Local police chief Mazrul Islam said Friday's accident took place in Langalbandh, a Hindu pilgrimage spot on the banks of the Brahmaputra river, 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of capital Dhaka.

The annual religious bathing ritual in Bangladesh's Narayanganj district draws thousands of Hindu devotees from Bangladesh and also neighboring India and Nepal.