Speakers at a rally in Chittagong yesterday demanded that the government ensures exemplary punishment to the persons responsible for using formalin, carbide and other poisonous elements in food items.
Samajtantrik Mohila Forum (SMF) and Nari Cell (NC) of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) jointly organised the public solidarity programme after a human chain at Shaheed Minar premises around 4:30pm.
Khelaghar President Prof AQM Sirajul Islam, SMF Vice-President Jannatul Ferdous Popy, Progressive Doctors' Forum Convener Dr Sushanta Barua and NC Convener Rekha Chowdhury, among others, spoke on the occasion.