Two siblings die having ‘poisonous food’ 

Two siblings have died after having poisonous food in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district.

They were rushed to Khulna Medical General Hospital (KMCH) on Wednesday night, but duty doctors declared them dead.

The deceased are Irani, 5, and Abdul Gani, 4, children of Masud Rana in the Srifaltala Chandansri area under Rupsha upazila.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Rupsha Police Station Md Monirul Islam said the siblings became sick after eating apple during dinner.

Dr Suhash Ranjan Halder, focal person of KMCH, said they died due to poisonous food. The bodies were handed over to their family members after autopsy.