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Food poisoning kills 2

2 July 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Staff Correspondent, Bogra

Two persons died at Ashrafpur village in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday night allegedly after taking poisonous breads. Officer-In-Charge (OC) at Shibganj police station Zahidul Islam said over cell phone that victims Nazir Uddin, 70, and his daughter-in-law Khadiza, 23, and 13 other family members ate home made breads at night and all of them fell sick. They were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical Collage Hospital where Nazir and Khadiza died. Hospital sources said that rest of the family members recovered and returned home.