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Food blogger Iftekhar Rafsan, known as Rafsan The ChotoBhai, got anticipatory bail in a case filed of an uncertified electrolyte drink named 'BLU'. On Wednesday (26 June) the High Court bench of Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman and Justice Md Bashir Ullah granted him an eight-week anticipatory bail after hearing a bail plea from the defendant.
Earlier for marketing 'BLU' without the approval of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), Kamrul Islam, food inspector of Dhaka South City Corporation, filed the case against Rafsan with the Dhaka Pure Food Court.
On 4 June, a Dhaka court issued an arrest warrant against Rafsan in the case. Rafsan appeared in court today and sought anticipatory bail through his lawyer.
On 24 April, during a raid at the DrinkBlu Beverage factory in Cumilla the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) imposed a Tk30,000 fine for not having a product packaging certificate and manufacturing the drink in unsanitary conditions. This news went viral on social media on 17 May.
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