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⧍⧧ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāϰ, ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ ā§Ļ⧍:ā§Ģā§Š āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻŖ
Food Adulteration Dialogue for Class 6, 7, 8, SSC, HSC
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Post type | Dialogue |
Topic | Food Adulteration |
For Class | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, SSC, HSC |
Bangla Meaning | āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāϏāĻš |
Exam question: "Suppose, you are Imran and your friend is Shanta â now write a dialogue between you and your friend about food adulteration."
Food Adulteration Dialogue: The Most Complete Guide with Bengali Meaning
Food adulteration is a grave problem in Bangladesh, and a food adulteration dialogue is one of the favourite topics in English exams. From Class 6 to HSC, students are often asked to write a dialogue on food adulteration â sometimes between two friends, sometimes between a customer and a shopkeeper, and sometimes between a student and a teacher. This post gives you four complete, class-wise dialogues: a simple one for Class 6-7, a medium one for Class 8-9, an exam-style one for SSC, and a detailed one for HSC. Every English line is followed by a line-by-line āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, so you can understand every sentence while preparing. You will also find a difficult word meanings table, practical dialogue writing tips, and frequently asked questions. Read once, and you will be able to write your own dialogue on food adulteration confidently in any exam.
Food Adulteration Dialogue for Class 6-7
This is a short and simple dialogue between two friends, Rina and Sajib. The sentences are short, the words are easy, and every line has its Bangla meaning. Class 6 and 7 students can memorise or adapt it easily.
Rina: Hello, Sajib! You look worried. What is the matter with you?
*āϰāĻŋāύāĻž: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ! āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§?*
Sajib: Hello, Rina. My younger brother fell sick last night after eating some sweets from the market.
*āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āϰāĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāύāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϤ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ āϏā§āϏā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤*
Rina: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. What did the doctor say?
*āϰāĻŋāύāĻž: āĻāĻš, āĻļā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ?*
Sajib: The doctor said the sweets were mixed with bad colours. It is called food adulteration.
*āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ: āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āύ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āϰāĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞāĨ¤*
Rina: What is food adulteration? Please explain it to me in simple words.
*āϰāĻŋāύāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻā§? āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰ⧠āϏāĻšāĻ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϞā§āĨ¤*
Sajib: Food adulteration means mixing harmful or cheap things with our food. Some dishonest sellers do it to earn more money.
*āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤*
Rina: That is very bad! What kinds of things do they mix with food?
*āϰāĻŋāύāĻž: āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ! āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ?*
Sajib: They mix water with milk, colours with sweets, and dust with spices. Some even mix poison-like chemicals in fish to keep them fresh.
*āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϰāĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāϰ āĻŽāϏāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϧā§āϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Rina: Oh no! Then eating such food must be very dangerous for our health.
*āϰāĻŋāύāĻž: āĻāĻš āύāĻž! āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻāĨ¤*
Sajib: Yes, you are right. It can cause stomach pain, vomiting, and even serious diseases like cancer.
*āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž, āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϏāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϰā§āĻāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤*
Rina: Then what should we do to stay safe from adulterated food?
*āϰāĻŋāύāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ?*
Sajib: We should buy food from trusted shops, wash fruits and vegetables well, and never buy food that looks too colourful or smells strange.
*āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻĢāϞ āĻ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāϰ āϝā§āϏāĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϰāĻāĻŋāύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāύā§āϧ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻā§āύāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Rina: Thank you, Sajib. I have learnt a very important lesson today. I will tell my family about food adulteration too.
*āϰāĻŋāύāĻž: āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻŦāĨ¤*
Sajib: You are welcome, Rina. Together we can make everyone aware of this danger. Goodbye!
*āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϤāĻŽ, āϰāĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻāϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ!*
Rina: Goodbye, Sajib. Take care of your brother.
*āϰāĻŋāύāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϝāϤā§āύ āύāĻŋāĻāĨ¤*
Food Adulteration Dialogue for Class 8-9
This medium-length dialogue is between two classmates, Tanvir and Nusrat, after their science teacher's class discussion on food adulteration. It mentions specific adulterants like formalin in fish, artificial colours, and brick dust in chilli powder â the kind of detail examiners expect from Class 8-9 students. Line-by-line āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ is given under every line.
Tanvir: Nusrat, did you listen to our science teacher's lecture on food adulteration today?
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ, āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻā§āϤā§āϤāĻž āĻļā§āύā§āĻ?*
Nusrat: Yes, I did. It was really shocking. I never knew that so many of our daily foods are adulterated.
*āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻāĻžāύāϤāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻž āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Tanvir: True. The teacher said formalin is mixed with fish and fruits to keep them fresh for a long time.
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻĢāϞ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĢāϰāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāύ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Nusrat: I have heard the name formalin before. Is it not the chemical used to preserve dead bodies?
*āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ āĻĢāϰāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāύā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻ āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āύāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻž āĻŽā§āϤāĻĻā§āĻš āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ?*
Tanvir: Exactly! It is a poisonous chemical. When we eat fish treated with formalin, this poison slowly enters our body.
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŽ āĻ āĻŋāĻ! āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻā§āϤ āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻĢāϰāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāϰā§āϰ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤*
Nusrat: That is horrible. What other adulterants did the teacher mention?
*āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ: āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϝāĻŧāĻā§āĻāϰāĨ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻāϰ āĻā§āύ āĻā§āύ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ?*
Tanvir: He said artificial colours are mixed with sweets, ice-cream, and soft drinks to make them look attractive to children.
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āύ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϰāĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Nusrat: And I read in a newspaper that brick dust is mixed with chilli powder and textile colours are used in turmeric powder.
*āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ: āĻāϰ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋ āϝ⧠āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āϰāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Tanvir: Yes, that is a common trick. The dishonest traders also mix water and starch with milk, and urea with puffed rice.
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āĻļāϞāĨ¤ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰāĻž āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻ āϏā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāϰ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Nusrat: Why do they do such cruel work? Do they not fear the law?
*āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āύ āĻāĻŽāύ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§? āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāϝāĻŧ āύā§āĻ?*
Tanvir: They do it only for quick profit. They want to earn more money by spending less. Their greed is stronger than their conscience.
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϞā§āĻ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤*
Nusrat: The teacher also said the government has set up mobile courts to punish these dishonest businessmen. Is that working?
*āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āύ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϏāĻŦ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻŦāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻā§?*
Tanvir: Yes, mobile courts are catching and fining many dishonest sellers. But the problem is too big, so we also need public awareness.
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϧāϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāύāϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻžāĻ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤*
Nusrat: You are right. What can we do as students to protect ourselves from adulterated food?
*āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?*
Tanvir: We should check the BSTI seal on packed food, avoid food with unnatural colour or smell, and buy from reliable shops only.
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϏāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ-āĻāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϰāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāύā§āϧā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤*
Nusrat: And we should tell our parents and neighbours about it. Awareness is the best protection.
*āύā§āϏāϰāĻžāϤ: āĻāϰ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻžāĨ¤*
Tanvir: Absolutely. A conscious customer is the biggest enemy of food adulteration. Let us spread this message everywhere.
*āϤāĻžāύāĻā§āϰ: āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻāĨ¤ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāϤā§āϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϤāĻž āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤*
Food Adulteration Dialogue for SSC
This is a longer, exam-style dialogue between two SSC candidates, Rahim and Karim, who are discussing food adulteration as part of their English exam preparation. It covers the definition, causes, health effects, and the role of the government and consumers. Line-by-line āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ is given under every line.
Rahim: Karim, our English teacher said a dialogue on food adulteration may come in the SSC examination. Have you prepared it?
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āύ āĻāϏāĻāϏāϏāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻ āĻāϏāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻ?*
Karim: Not fully, Rahim. I know food adulteration is a serious problem, but I need a clear idea to write a good dialogue. Can we discuss it together?
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āύāĻž, āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻ āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?*
Rahim: Of course. Let us start with the definition. What is food adulteration in your own words?
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻāĨ¤ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻā§?*
Karim: Food adulteration is the process of mixing harmful, inferior, or unnecessary substances with food to increase profit or improve its appearance.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰ, āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤*
Rahim: Well said. The substance mixed with food is called an adulterant. Now tell me, what are the main causes of food adulteration in our country?
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āϝ⧠āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻĄāĻžāϞāĻāĻžāϰā§āύā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāϞā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§?*
Karim: The first cause is greed. Dishonest businessmen want quick profit, so they adulterate food without thinking about people's health.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧠āϞā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻž āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āύāĻž āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Rahim: That is true. The second cause is the lack of strict punishment. Many adulterators escape the law by bribing dishonest officials.
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāĻž āϏāϤā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĨ¤ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻāϰā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āώ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϰā§āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Karim: The third cause is our own carelessness. Many customers buy cheap food without checking its quality, and this encourages the dishonest sellers.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāϤāĻžāĨ¤ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻ āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύā§, āĻāϰ āĻāϤ⧠āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻš āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Rahim: Exactly. Now let us discuss the effects. What happens to our health when we eat adulterated food regularly?
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŽ āĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝā§āϰ āĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?*
Karim: Adulterated food damages our digestive system first. It causes diarrhoea, vomiting, and food poisoning. In the long run, it can cause liver damage, kidney failure, and even cancer.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāϤ⧠āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāϤ⧠āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāĻĄāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞ, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϏāĻžāϰāĻ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤*
Rahim: Children suffer the most because their bodies are still growing and their immunity is weak. Adulterated baby food and milk powder are a great danger to them.
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϰā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻŦāϞāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āϧ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤*
Karim: You are right. Now, what is the government doing to stop food adulteration?
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ, āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦāύā§āϧ⧠āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻā§?*
Rahim: The government has taken several steps. BSTI â the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution â tests food quality and gives certification to safe products.
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϏāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ â āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļ āϏā§āĻā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰā§āĻĄāϏ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄ āĻā§āϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāύāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻļāύ â āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāĻā§ āϏāύāĻĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Karim: I have seen the BSTI logo on packets of noodles and biscuits. So we should always look for that seal before buying packed food.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύā§āĻĄāϞāϏ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϏāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ-āĻāϰ āϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤*
Rahim: Yes. The government also runs mobile courts that visit markets suddenly, test food samples, and fine or jail the dishonest traders on the spot.
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤāĻ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āύāĻŽā§āύāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāύāĻžāϏā§āĻĨāϞā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Karim: That is a good system. But I think consumers also have a big responsibility. What can we do as common people?
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰāĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?*
Rahim: First, we must become conscious buyers â check labels, manufacturing dates, and BSTI seals. Second, we should complain to the authorities when we find adulterated food.
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāϤ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻž āĻšāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ â āϞā§āĻŦā§āϞ, āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϏāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ-āĻāϰ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧāϤ, āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āϤā§āĻĒāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤*
Karim: And third, we should spread awareness in our families and neighbourhoods, because an aware society is the strongest weapon against adulteration.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻāϰ āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧāϤ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻā§āϤāύ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ āϏā§āϤā§āϰāĨ¤*
Rahim: Perfect summary, Karim. With this discussion, both of us are now ready to write an excellent dialogue on food adulteration in the exam.
*āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽ: āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻžāϰāϏāĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ, āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāύā§āĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻ āϞāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĨ¤*
Karim: Thank you, Rahim. This discussion has made everything clear. Let us practise writing it once more before the exam.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻŽ: āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āϰāĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤*
Food Adulteration Dialogue for HSC
This is the most detailed dialogue, between two HSC students, Arif and Nabila, preparing a class presentation on food adulteration. It goes deeper: the business behind adulteration, moral decay in society, punishment, consumer rights, and simple ways to identify adulterated food at home. Line-by-line āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ is given under every line.
Arif: Nabila, our presentation topic is "Food Adulteration: A Silent Killer." I think we should cover it from every angle â economic, moral, legal, and practical.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āύā§āĻā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϞ⧠"āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ: āύā§āϰāĻŦ āĻāĻžāϤāĻ"āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ â āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ, āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻāύāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻāĨ¤*
Nabila: I agree, Arif. Let us first understand the business of adulteration. How has it become such a profitable business in our country?
*āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŽāϤ, āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϤ āϞāĻžāĻāĻāύāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϞā§?*
Arif: It is simple economics. An adulterant â the harmful substance mixed with food â costs almost nothing. Brick dust in chilli powder, starch in milk, artificial colour in sweets: all are cheap, while pure food is expensive.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāύā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϝ â āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ â āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻ, āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϰāĻ: āϏāĻŦāĻ āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž, āĻ āĻĨāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞāĨ¤*
Nabila: So the dishonest trader sells a cheap mixture at the price of pure food and keeps the difference as profit. The profit margin is huge, and the risk feels small to them.
*āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āύāĻžāĻĢāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āϞāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ, āĻāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĨ¤*
Arif: Exactly. And this business survives because of moral decay in our society. A trader who mixes poison with baby food has lost all sense of humanity.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŽ āĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻāϰ āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϰ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āĨ¤ āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύā§āώā§āϝāϤā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϧ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤*
Nabila: That is the saddest part. In the past, businessmen valued honesty and the trust of customers. Today, many value only money, even if it means slowly killing their own neighbours.
*āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻāύāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻ āϤā§āϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰāĻž āϏāϤāϤāĻž āĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϤ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻā§ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāϞā§āĻāĨ¤*
Arif: Well said. Now, what does the law say? Adulteration is a punishable offence, yet many criminals walk free. Why?
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ, āĻāĻāύ āĻā§ āĻŦāϞā§? āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŋāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ, āϤāĻŦā§ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻā§āύ?*
Nabila: There are three reasons. First, the punishment is often too light compared to the crime. Second, dishonest officials take bribes and let the criminals go. Third, ordinary consumers rarely file complaints because they do not know their rights.
*āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž: āϤāĻŋāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāϤ, āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻžāĨ¤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻŧāϤ, āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻāϰā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āώ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧāϤ, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāύ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤*
Arif: That brings us to consumer rights. Every consumer has the right to safe food, the right to know what is in the packet, and the right to complain against cheating.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻāϏ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻž āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§, āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤*
Nabila: Yes, and the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection exists to protect these rights. A consumer can complain there if a seller cheats with adulterated food.
*āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāϰ āĻāĻ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§āϞ⧠āϰāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻž āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻĻāĻĒā§āϤāϰ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤*
Arif: True. But prevention is better than cure. Can we identify adulterated food at home with simple tests?
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϏāĻšāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāύāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?*
Nabila: Yes, there are some easy home tests. For example, put a drop of milk on a smooth surface â pure milk flows slowly, but water-mixed milk runs fast like water.
*āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻāϰā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āϝā§āĻŽāύ, āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϧ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύ â āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϧ āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻā§āϧ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤*
Arif: I have also heard that you can test turmeric powder by mixing it in water â pure turmeric leaves no colour streaks, but artificially coloured turmeric leaves bright yellow streaks.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻ āĻļā§āύā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ â āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻā§āύ⧠āϰāĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āύāĻž, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϰāĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāϞā§āĻĻ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĨ¤*
Nabila: And chilli powder mixed with brick dust feels rough and gritty when you rub it between your fingers, while pure chilli powder feels smooth.
*āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž: āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāώāϞ⧠āĻāϏāĻāϏ⧠āĻ āĻĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āϞāĻžāĻā§, āĻ āĻĨāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤*
Arif: These are useful tips. We should include them in our presentation so that our classmates can protect their families too.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āύā§āĻā§āĻļāύ⧠āĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻšāĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϰāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤*
Nabila: Finally, we should end our presentation with a strong message: food adulteration is not only a crime against the law, but a crime against humanity. A nation cannot progress if its people are slowly poisoned.
*āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻž: āĻļā§āώā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āύā§āĻā§āĻļāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ: āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤*
Arif: Powerful ending, Nabila. I am sure our presentation will make everyone think seriously about food adulteration.
*āĻāϰāĻŋāĻĢ: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ, āύāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āύā§āĻā§āĻļāύ āϏāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āĨ¤*
Difficult Word Meanings
These are the important English words used in the dialogues above. Learn the Bangla meanings and the example sentences â they will help you both in the exam and in everyday English.
English Word | Bangla Meaning | Example Use |
Adulteration | āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠| Food adulteration is a serious problem in Bangladesh. |
Adulterant | āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϝ (āϝāĻž āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ) | Brick dust is a common adulterant in chilli powder. |
Formalin | āĻĢāϰāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāύ (āĻŽā§āϤāĻĻā§āĻš āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ) | Formalin is illegally used to keep fish fresh. |
Preservative | āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻ (āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύāώā§āĻ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϰā§āϧāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϝ) | Too much preservative in food is harmful. |
Dishonest | āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠| Dishonest traders mix poison with food. |
Avaricious | āϞā§āĻā§, āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāϞā§āϞā§āĻĒ | Avaricious businessmen care only about profit. |
Conscience | āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ | His conscience did not stop him from cheating. |
Punishment | āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŋ | The adulterators deserve strict punishment. |
Mobile court | āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ | Mobile courts fine dishonest sellers on the spot. |
Conscious | āϏāĻā§āϤāύ | A conscious customer checks the label before buying. |
Awareness | āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž | Public awareness can reduce food adulteration. |
Digestive system | āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻāϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ | Adulterated food first damages the digestive system. |
Immunity | āϰā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž | Children have weak immunity against poison. |
Fatal | āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻāĻžāϤ⧠| Eating adulterated food can cause fatal diseases. |
Moral decay | āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āώāϝāĻŧ | Moral decay allows traders to poison food. |
Consumer rights | āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻž āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ | Every consumer has the right to safe food. |
Certification | āϏāύāĻĻ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ | The BSTI gives certification to safe products. |
Inferior | āύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ | Inferior substances are mixed with pure food. |
Profit margin | āϞāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ | The profit margin of adulterated food is huge. |
Artificial colour | āĻā§āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āϰāĻ | Artificial colour in sweets attracts children. |
Textile colour | āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āϰāĻ | Textile colour is illegally mixed with turmeric powder. |
Gritty | āĻĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ, āĻāϏāĻāϏ⧠| Brick-mixed chilli powder feels gritty. |
Prevention | āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ | Prevention is better than cure. |
Complain | āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž | We should complain to the authorities about adulterated food. |
Silent killer | āύā§āϰāĻŦ āĻāĻžāϤāĻ | Food adulteration is called a silent killer. |
Dialogue Writing Tips
Writing a good dialogue on food adulteration in the exam is easy if you follow these practical tips.
1. Start naturally, like a real conversation. Do not start with a definition directly. Begin with a greeting and a small situation â for example, one friend telling another that someone fell sick after eating market food. A natural opening makes the examiner interested from the first line.
2. Keep the flow logical. A good dialogue moves step by step: what food adulteration is â what things are mixed â why people do it â what harm it causes â what the government does â what we can do. If your dialogue follows this order, it will read smoothly and score full marks.
3. Learn useful sentence patterns. Memorise a few flexible patterns and reuse them: "What is food adulteration?" â "Food adulteration means..." â "Adulterated food is a silent killer because..." â "What should we do to prevent it?" â "The government should..." â "As conscious citizens, we must..." These patterns fit almost any dialogue topic.
4. Use names and keep speakers balanced. Give your speakers simple names like Rahim and Karim, or Rina and Sajib. Let both speakers talk almost equally â a dialogue where one person talks and the other only says "yes" looks weak.
5. Use simple, correct English. Examiners do not expect difficult vocabulary. Short, correct sentences beat long, wrong ones every time. If you are not sure about a word, use a simpler one.
6. Add Bangladesh-specific details. Mentioning formalin in fish, mobile courts, BSTI seals, and brick dust in chilli powder shows the examiner that you understand the real problem, not just textbook lines. This is what separates an average dialogue from an excellent one.
7. End with a message, not just "goodbye." Before the final greeting, let one speaker give a short concluding message â for example, that awareness is the best protection. A meaningful ending leaves a strong impression.
8. Exam advice. In the exam, first read the question carefully to see who the speakers should be (two friends? a student and a teacher?). Write at least 10-12 exchanges for SSC and HSC. Keep your handwriting clean, put a colon after each speaker's name, and leave a line gap between exchanges if you have time. Never memorise blindly â understand the points, then write in your own words.
Food Adulteration Short Dialogue (Easy Version) â āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāϏāĻš
Imran: Hello, Shanta. Why do you look so worried?
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻžāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āύ?
Shanta: I read a news about food adulteration this morning. It made me sad.
āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻž: āĻāĻ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāϰ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Imran: Yes, many dishonest sellers mix harmful things in food.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύ: āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻ āϏāĻžāϧ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Shanta: They add colours to fruits and sweets to make them look fresh.
āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĢāϞ āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āϰāĻ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Imran: These foods can cause serious diseases like cancer.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύ: āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāύāϏāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Shanta: What can we do to stop this bad practice?
āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?
Imran: We should buy food carefully and tell others about its bad effects.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻžāύ: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Shanta: You are right. The government should also punish the guilty sellers.
āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤāĻž: āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻ āĻĻā§āώ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Useful phrases from this dialogue:
Why do you look so worried? â āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āύ?
It made me sad. â āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
What can we do to stop this bad practice? â āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?
You are right. â āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤
FAQs
What is a food adulteration dialogue for class 6?
A food adulteration dialogue for class 6 is a short, simple conversation between two friends about mixing harmful things with food. It uses easy words and short sentences â for example, one friend explains that mixing water with milk or colours with sweets is called food adulteration, and both friends agree to buy food from trusted shops.
How do I write a dialogue on food adulteration for class 8?
Start with a natural situation, such as two classmates discussing their teacher's lecture. Then cover the definition, mention specific adulterants like formalin in fish and artificial colours in sweets, discuss why dishonest traders do it, and end with safety tips like checking the BSTI seal. Keep sentences medium-length and the flow logical.
Where can I find a dialogue on food adulteration with Bangla meaning?
This post gives you four complete dialogues â for Class 6-7, Class 8-9, SSC, and HSC â each with line-by-line āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ under every English line. The translations help you understand each sentence fully, so you can learn the dialogue faster and even write your own version in the exam.
What should a food adulteration dialogue for SSC include?
An SSC-level dialogue should include the definition of food adulteration, its main causes (greed, weak punishment, careless buyers), health effects (diarrhoea, liver damage, cancer), government steps (BSTI certification, mobile courts), and consumer duties (checking labels, filing complaints, spreading awareness). Aim for at least 10-12 speaker exchanges.
How is an HSC-level food adulteration dialogue different?
An HSC dialogue goes deeper than SSC. Along with causes and effects, it discusses the economics of adulteration (cheap adulterants, huge profit margins), moral decay in society, why punishment fails (bribes, weak laws), consumer rights and where to complain, and even simple home tests to identify adulterated food â like the milk-drop test or the turmeric-water test.
How to write a dialogue on food adulteration that gets full marks?
Use a natural opening instead of starting with a definition, keep a logical flow from definition to solution, balance both speakers, add real Bangladesh examples like formalin and mobile courts, use simple and correct English, and end with a meaningful message before the final greeting. Clean presentation with speaker names and colons also matters.
What are some common adulterants mentioned in food adulteration dialogues?
The most commonly mentioned adulterants are formalin in fish and fruits, water and starch in milk, artificial and textile colours in sweets and turmeric powder, brick dust in chilli powder, urea in puffed rice, and melamine in milk powder. Naming two or three of these in your dialogue makes it realistic and impressive.
Why is food adulteration called a silent killer?
It is called a silent killer because its poison works slowly and invisibly. A person eating adulterated food does not fall sick immediately â the harmful chemicals build up in the body over months and years, quietly damaging the liver, kidneys, and other organs, until one day a serious disease like cancer appears.
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