Bangladesh Railways (BR) has stopped selling its own brand of bottled drinking water ‘Rail Pani’ on trains following media reports regarding the quality.

According to a press release, the authorities will re-market the water after obtaining Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) examination certificates.

The press release described the report on the quality of ‘Rail Pani’ as purpose-oriented.

It mentioned that the ‘Rail Pani’ of Shyamoli Food and Beverage Pvt. Ltd is certified bottled water by BSTI and BUET.

“For overall public safety, samples have been sent to BSTI and BUET for testing the quality of the water again,” the release added.