Twenty-one students of Dhaka University’s Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall has fallen sick after they had lunch at the canteen.
Published : 21 Apr 2015, 02:47 AM
Doctor JU Ahmed of the university’s medical centre told bdnews24.com they were having stomach ache.
“Five of them had to be admitted. The rest were released after first aid,” he added.
One of the victims, journalism student Kamal Hossain told bdnews24.com, “My stomach started aching immediately after lunch. Diarrhoea started in a while. I also threw up twice.”
Meanwhile, hall students beat up the manager of the canteen.
The hall’s resident teacher, AKM Iftekharul Islam, said, “Students are complaining about the quality of food. But we are trying to see if it could have been caused by anything else.”
Provost Ali Akkas said they had warned the canteen manager a number of times before about the quality of food.