Responding to a UN call for a worldwide ban, carbofuran, a highly toxic pesticide, was banned by the government last year. However, due to a lack of monitoring and enforcement, the pesticide is still being sold openly across the country.
In light of the deaths of two young boys reportedly from pesticide poisoning at their Bashundhara flat earlier this month, we look into the inner workings of pest control services in the capital, how they are regulated and how they procure chemicals