FAO, DNCC provide carts to food vendors
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq yesterday handed over 82 street food carts to trained vendors at a ceremony in the capital's Mirpur so that they can carter hygienic food for the commuters.
The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) provided the carts to DNCC.
The vendors among whom the carts were distributed were trained by FAO on how to prepare and preserve food in a hygienic way.
Annisul said providing safe food carts was a part of the city corporation's efforts to serve the city residents and improve public health.
FAO Bangladesh Deputy Representative David Doolan said like Bangkok, Dhaka city would turn into a city of safe street food with this effort.
He also requested the DNCC to monitor performance and activities of the vendors.
DNCC Chief Executive Officer Md Mesbahul Islam, who chaired the programme, said the selected vendors would run their business with DNCC trade licence.
So they have to remain conscious of quality of the food, added Mesbahul.
Earlier, Dhaka South City Corporation in mid-April this year handed over 80 such food carts to many trained vendors, provided by FAO as part of its ongoing "Safe Food" programme.
Around six months ago, the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh too handed over 100 carts to vendors selling food in Motijheel area.
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