Over 100 garment workers fall sick after taking tiffin

Over 100 workers of a ready-made garment (RMG) factory have fallen sick after eating tiffin provided by the organisation in Tongi of Gazipur, according to officials on Friday.

The incident occurred at Baraka Fashions Ltd in Singbari intersection of Tongi on Thursday night, reports UNB.

Workers said they were served bananas and breads as tiffin on behalf of the factory around 8pm. Some 1000 workers were on-duty in the factory at this time.

After taking this, over 100 workers fell sick suddenly, creating panic among the co-workers.

Initially they were given first-aid in the factory and later shifted to Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital and private International Medical College and Hospital, said the factory’s Human Resources Official Shakil Ahmed.

The private hospital’s Assistant Director Dr Kazi Kashfia Tabassum said those brought to the hospital returned home after receiving treatment.

Gazipur Industrial Police Inspector Ismail Hossain said an investigation was underway in this regard.