DHAKA: Five companies have been selling unhealthy and undrinkable water in bottles and jars, said Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) in a report submitted before the High Court on Monday (Jan 21).

Five brands are - Yummy Yummy, Aqua Mineral, CFB, Osma, SiNMiN.

The HC asked the BSTI to submit a report before it by February 24 with which the steps have been taken against those companies.

When the report submitted by the BSTI after testing water from 15 companies following the directive of the High Court, the bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil passed the order.

Deputy Attorney General Md Mokhlesur Rahman stood for the BSTI while Md JR Khan Robin represented Shammi Akhtar moved for the petitioner.

In the testing, BSTI found water supplied by Fruits and Flavous Ltd’s ‘Yummy Yummy’, Sinha Bangladesh Trades Limited’s ‘Aqua Mineral’, Crystal Food and Beverage’s ‘CFB’, Orotech Trade and Technology’s ‘Osma’ and Sree Kundeshari Pharmacy Limited’s ‘SiNMiN’ unhealthy.

On May 27 of last year, Lawyer Shammi Akhtar filed a writ petition with the HC based on a national daily about the quality of water, published on May 22, 2018.

BDST: 2016 HRS, JAN 21, 2019
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