At least 30 people including nine judges fell sick yesterday (April 21, 2022) due to food poisoning after taking iftar at a restaurant in Pabna on Wednesday (April 20, 2022).

Meanwhile, police have arrested three persons including the owner of the restaurant in this connection and they were sent to jail through a court, reports our Pabna correspondent quoting Masud Alam, additional superintendent of police in Pabna.

The arrestees were identified as Hasanur Rahman Rony, owner of Kashmeri Hotel, situated at Rupkatha Road in Pabna, its managers Sabbir Hossain and Nazmus Sadat Masud, said the police officer.

The incident has created a sensation in the city.

The police officer said an iftar event was organised at the Kashmeri Hotel on Wednesday (April 20, 2022) on the occasion of farewell of a chief judicial magistrate of Pabna court where judges and their family members attended.

After taking the iftar, Chief Judicial Magistrate Golam Kibria and his eight subordinate judges and 21 others fell sick yesterday (April 21, 2022) morning from food poisoning, the police officer said.

They received treatment from different hospitals in Pabna.

Following the incident, a case was filed under Food Safety Act-2013 and the owner of the restaurant and its two managers were arrested.

They were sent to jail after being produced before a Pabna court yesterday.