@article{ref1,
title="Unnatural deaths during Zakat distribution",
journal="Bangladesh medical research council bulletin",
year="1993",
author="Begum, A. A.",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="99-102",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0377-9238",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}