Unnatural deaths during Zakat distribution.
Zakat is an islamic religious directive to wealthy Muslims to distribute 2.5% of their total annual saving to the poor. Before Eid-ul-Fitr Zakat is distributed to share happiness and joy with the poor. Deaths due to stampede in uncontrolled crowds of poor during Zakat distribution made it a point of study. In this tragic accident during Zakat distribution on 26.4.91 at a Biri (cigarette) factory (10 k.m. away from the port city of Chittagong), the total number of deaths were 32, out of which 27 (84.37%) persons died of Traumatic Asphyxia and 5 (15.63%) from head injury and more than 100 were injured, mostly elderly female and children. The young and elderly male escaped.
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Chittagong Medical College, Bangladesh.
D000059:Accidents; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000401:mortality*; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002423:Cause of Death; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology