 complaint has been received against an establishment called Food Place Restaurant and Party Center, located on Konapara Main Road in Jatrabari area of ​​the capital, for freely selling rotten food. Common people have been affected by various diseases including stomach pain by eating these foods. For this reason, the matter has been repeatedly reported to this hotel-restaurant, but the irregularity is not stopped, there is a litter box next to the food stored in the restaurant, and flies are always flying on the food. On Saturday, August 17, local resident Md. Fakrul Islam and Two men named Md. Naeem Howladar, a student of the University of Science and Technology, BUET (Gazipur), ordered rice dal and beef parcels for lunch. Dead insects were found in the beef. When the matter was brought to the notice of the restaurant authorities, they remained silent. Also, a few months ago, the members of an organization called Prakriti in Matuail complained that after walking in the morning, they came to have breakfast every day, and the restaurant often served stale food. On condition of anonymity, the restaurant staff said that if the daily food is not sold, it is kept in the fridge for later. This meat is heated and fed to the customer. Singara- Samucha is fried with old burnt oil. Also food has hair on it. A small hair caught in food can cause a lot of damage. Hair carries bacteria in food. Food is not served here healthily. Mannan School and College is an educational institution located next to the Food Place Restaurant and Party Center, which has about a few thousand students. Many of these students buy food at the food place restaurant, the young students are suffering from chronic diseases after eating these foods, many students said. The food here is upper class, middle class and
Low class professionals eat. No laws are obeyed in the institution. The food place restaurant is being run by a few partners. The name of the owner of the restaurant was found to be Dr. Matiur Rahman, he is working at Konapara Famous Hospital. Food Place Restaurant Deputy Manager Bellal said that the quality of food in our restaurant is good.
When asked to know that dirt insects were found inside the food, he said, I am aware of the matter and I am trying to keep the hotel clean.
Dhaka University Nutrition and Food Department Principal Nazmul Haque Bhuiyan told the media that eating these unhealthy foods for a long time can cause various diseases including cancer, ulcers, gastric. Official Director of Safe Food Authority JB Das Roy said, all hotels and restaurants will be brought under discipline.
Soon work will be started on hotel food quality in Demra-Jatrabari area and I will direct our monitoring team to visit these establishments. He expressed gratitude and thanks to the reporter for bringing the matter to his attention.
