Samples of most of the 52 food items, which were previously found to be substandard by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, have passed a retest by the quality regulator, says a counsel for the BSTI.

The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of "The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Act, 2018", incorporating provisions of harsher punishment under the existing law.

The Cabinet approved the draft of "The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Act, 2018" incorporating provisions of harsher punishment in the existing law.