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TANGAIL, Nov 24, 2025 (BSS) - The National Consumer Rights Protection Department fined Taka 2 lakh to Zahirul Islam, a food supplier for Haji Birani, Kachchi Khadak and Hanif Kachchi Birani, after finding evidence of cooking with smelly stale food and rotten meat in an unhygienic environment.

The drive was carried out on Monday afternoon in the Kandapara area of the district town under the supervision of Asaduzzaman Romel, Assistant Director of the District Consumer Affairs Department.

Following the operation, Romel said that stale and foul-smelling food items, including rotten meat, were being mixed with fresh ingredients and supplied regularly to the three popular biryani outlets.

Sanitary Inspector Shahida Akhtar, Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) District Branch General Secretary Abu Zubair Ujjal, along with members of the army and police, were present during the operation.