Dhaka, July 26 -- Some companies have raised further their bottled-water prices even though legal cases against them remain pending with Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) in this regard.

Recently, the prices of "Mum" brand of bottled mineral water of Partex Beverages' and that of "Fresh" brand of Meghna Group have gone up in the market.

Earlier, a case was filed with the BCC against seven local and foreign companies for allegedly increasing the prices of half-liter bottled water 'unfairly', by making excessive profits. "Mum" and "Fresh" are among such seven companies.

Partex has raised the price of its 2-liter "Mum" brand of bottled water by Tk 5.0 to Tk 45 and its 5-liter one to Tk 100 from Tk 90 previously.

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