Nineteen inmates of the Bagerhat district jail in Bangladesh have fallen sick due to food poisoning.
They were admitted to the Bagerhat Sadar Hospital Tuesday, Jail Superintendent Md. Amanullah said.
The inmates were down with diarrhoea after having "special food" Monday on the occasion of Poila Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year, bdnews24.com reported.
Kuheli Begum, resident officer of the hospital, said the patients were admitted to the diarrhoea ward.
