An editorial titled Poison in the water that we drink appeared in The Daily Star on December 27, 2017. In my opinion, the editorial is timely and needs to be heeded. The study that 98 percent of jar water contains E-Coli should be taken very seriously. In cities, a large number of people use jar water. Hence, it poses a serious threat to public health.

BSTI should collect the samples of the jar water as well as bottled water and take necessary steps to ensure that drinkable water meets standard requirements. The government should realise that it is obligated to tackle such a dangerous health hazard as soon as possible.

Shafkat Rahman, By e-mail