The government institution provided the report after testing water (bottles and jars) from 15 companies under the instruction of the High Court. After the hearing Robin told bdnews24.com: “The court had requested a report after testing water in bottles and jars currently sold on the market. On Dec 3 the court heard the petition and instructed ‘illegal and unsafe’ jar and bottled water to be removed from stores. According to the report, the BSTI’s surveillance team has seized and destroyed 3,979 illegal or unsafe water jars. Twenty-four cases have been prepared against companies for marketing unsafe water.

Source: bd News24 January 21, 2019 12:00 UTC