, Nov. 9 -- The government has sent samples of Dhaka WASA water to Sweden for fresh laboratory tests after a recent study detected Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination above the permissible level in one of the samples, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan told Parliament on Monday.

In a written reply to a question from MP Mobasher Alam Bhuiyan during the question-and-answer session, the minister said a research team from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University had collected water samples from eight automated teller machine (ATM) booths operated by Dhaka WASA.

Tests conducted in a European country found PFAS contamination above the tolerable level in one of the samples, he said...