BSTI Director General S M Ferdous Alam addressed the inauguration ceremony of the expanded building of Comilla District Office today. Photo : BSS

CUMILLA, Feb 13, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) Director General (Grade-1) S M Ferdous Alam today said that efforts have been intensified to ensure food quality and safety ahead of the upcoming Ramadan.

"Efforts have been strengthened to ensure food quality and safety ahead of the upcoming Ramadan. Any attempt to produce and market adulterated foods through syndicates will be dealt with iron hands," he said.
 
The BSTI chief said these while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the expanded building of BSTI at Cumilla District Office here as the chief guest.

BSTI Directors Md Saiful Islam and Khodeja Khatun and Cumilla District Corruption Prevention Committee President Shah Md Alamgir Khan were present on the occasion as special guests.
 
BSTI Cumilla Deputy Director KM Hanif presided over the programme.
 
BSTI Director General said that BSTI is committed to ensuring safe, quality, and accurate measurement of food and other consumer goods for the citizens of Bangladesh.
 
In continuation of it, the upward expansion of the district office building and a state-of-the-art testing laboratory has been inaugurated to ensure the quality of services of the Cumilla office, he added.