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A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee Sapna Das cries as she holds the body of a relative who was killed in a stampede in Langalbandh. -AP

At least 10 Hindu pilgrims were killed and dozens more were injured in a stampede outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday, police and witnesses said.

The stampede occurred on the banks of the Brahmaputra river, where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims had converged for ritual bathing during Astami Snan, one of the largest annual Hindu ceremonies in Bangladesh.

According to DhakaTribune, the stampede had occurred because of a rumour that a bailey bridge, used by pilgrims to get to Rajghat, was collapsing.

Rescue workers and relatives carry the body of a Hindu devotee who was killed in a stampede in Langalbandh. -AP

A Bangladeshi women reacts after seeing the body of a relative in Narayanganj. -AFP

A Bangladeshi women reacts as she holds a relatives body in Narayanganj. -AFP

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A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee Dipali Das cries as she sits next to the body of a relative who was killed in a stampede during a Hindu bathing ritual in Langalbandh. -AP

A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee dressed as Hindu God Shiva sits on the banks of the Brahmaputra river during a Hindu bathing ritual in Langalbandh. -AP

A Bangladeshi Hindu devotee cries as he sits next to bodies of victims killed in a stampede. -AP