Dhaka regional final of Chef of the Year held

Mahmuda Sharmin won the Dhaka regional final of Monitor-Malaysian Palm Oil Chef of the Year 2012, held at Hotel Purbani International in Dhaka yesterday.
Syed Rahat Husain and Fatem Akther Lota were the first and second runners up respectively at the cookery talent hunt themed on regional cuisine, according to a statement yesterday.
Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of The Bangladesh Monitor, a fortnightly magazine, and Asadul Haque Sufyani, general manager of Seven Circle Edible Oil Ltd, handed prizes among the winners.
The winners of the Dhaka regional competition will compete as a team with the winning teams of Khulna, Rajshahi and Chittagong regional competitions.
Ten contestants from various parts of the greater Dhaka division took part in the regional competition to show their cooking skills by making a main and a dessert item each.
The Bangladesh Monitor is organising the competition for the eighth time this year. Malaysian Palm Oil Council, the worldwide marketing and promotion organisation of Malaysian Palm Oil, is the lead sponsor and Seven Circle Edible, producer of 'Olein' palm oil in Bangladesh, is the premium partner.