Seven Pilgrims Die in Stampede in Bangladesh During Hindu Religious Festival

Seven people were killed and one hundred injured in a stampede during a Hindu religious festival in Bangladesh.

Four women and a child are among the dead. The stampede occurred when thousands of Hindu pilgrims rushed to take holy dip in a pool at Kasiani, about 160 miles southwest of the capital Dhaka.

Thousands of Hindus are taking part in a week-long annual bathing ritual, held to celebrate the birth anniversary of medieval saint Hary Chand Thakur.