45 fall sick taking sweets at mosque
At least 45 people including 30 children fell sick after taking home-prepared sweetmeat at a village mosque at Rampur in in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila yesterday.
The sweetmeat was prepared by boiling rice and milk with sugar.
Victims and hospital sources said, after Jumma prayer, villager Khalil arranged a Milad Mahafil at the mosque, which followed distribution of the sweetmeat.
They all fell sick after taking it and were rushed to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital, where 35 of them were admitted. The rest were released after treatment.
Resident Medical Officer Dr. Sultan Alam said food samples were sent to Mohakhali in Dhaka for test.
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