At least seven women and a child were killed in two separate stampedes today when thousands of destitute Bangladeshis scrambled for charity clothing distributed ahead of a Muslim festival, news reports said.

At least 10 people were injured today when a bomb went off in a town near the Bangladeshi capital where a powerful bomb killed seven people earlier this week, United News of Bangladesh reported.

Bombs exploded at court buildings in three towns in Bangladesh today, killing one person and wounding several others.