UNB, Khagrachhari

The United Nations World Food Programme-run feeding programme for 76 primary schools and non-formal Para education centers was suspended Tuesday as 428 students fell sick after eating biscuits on Monday.
Official and local sources said the students of eight primary schools in Laxmichhari upazila of the hill district on Monday morning suffered stomach upset after taking biscuits distributed under the WFP recipe meant for improving nutritional status of the hill children.
The UN food agency also runs such free feeding operations in some other parts of the country. [Read more]