55 Bangladesh kids fall ill after eating biscuits
October 28th, 2010 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 28 (IANS) At least 55 children fell ill after eating biscuits distributed by the UN World Food Programme in Bangladesh’s Gaibandha district, officials said.
The biscuits were supplied under the School Feeding Programme of the UN body to the Kalitola primary school in Govindaganj sub-district, 268 km northwest of Dhaka, sub-district chief executive officer Abdul Wahed told Xinhua.
He said the children ate the high-protein biscuits on an empty stomach, after which they showed symptoms of acidity. Most of the children suffered from chest and stomach ache and they were admitted to a health centre.
Wahed said the supply of the biscuits has been stopped in other schools and biscuit samples have been sent to Dhaka for examination.
Many of the students said they found the packets unsealed, the officer said.
Meanwhile, Shahidul Islam, headmaster of the school, said the biscuits had either a black or a blue monogram on the packet. Students who ate biscuits from the black monogrammed packets fell ill.
- Lightning kills 10 in Bangladesh - Aug 11, 2012
- Seven killed in two accidents in Bangladesh - Jul 17, 2011
- Children among 200 ill after school meal - Dec 13, 2010
- 60 children fall ill after mid-day meal - Sep 14, 2011
- 48 students fall ill after having mid-day meal - Jul 14, 2011
- 26 school kids killed in Bangladesh accident - Jul 11, 2011
- World Bank approves $292 mn for education in Bangladesh - May 05, 2010
- Lizard in midday meal: Goa orders probe - Sep 13, 2011
- 42 Chinese kids fall ill after having breakfast in school - May 22, 2010
- Bangladesh youths assault teachers over teasing girls - Jun 30, 2011
- 43 school kids killed in Bangladesh accident (Lead) - Jul 11, 2011
- Ex-UN official, TV anchor is new president of Maldives - Feb 07, 2012
- Pranab avoided going to school, says elder sister - Jul 22, 2012
- Kali temple idols vandalised in Bangladesh - Apr 13, 2011
- Five Indians held in Bangladesh - Aug 10, 2011
Tags: bangladesh, biscuit, biscuits, chief executive officer, district officials, empty stomach, gaibandha district, headmaster, health centre, high protein, islam, monogram, northwest, stomach ache, symptoms of acidity, un world food programme, world food programme, xinhua