The last date of sending sample of pickles for the 19th edition of PRAN National Pickle Competiton-2018 is on 30 September. During the time, only Women will be able to take part in the competition.
Top winner of the competition will get Tk 2 lakh as prize. Therefore, a total of 12 women, in four categories- sweet, sour, hot and mixed – will win 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize while another 35 will get complimentary prizes. Winners of 1st places will get Tk 50,000 each, winners of 2nd place with a washing machine each and winners of 3rd places with a microwave oven each.
Adil Khan, General Manager (Event) of PRAN-RFL Group said, Pickle will be selected by judging six characteristics- taste, external features, preservation, nutrition, packaging and newness. A panel of judges will select the winners of the competition.
He also said, participants will be able to send pickles more than in one category. As sample of pickle, one need to send two jar of glass with 300 gm pickle. She must attach her name, address and production date with the sample and need to send a separate envelope with a passport size picture and recipe of the pickle.
Pickle has to be sent to Event Department (6th floor, Hossain Super Market, Pragati Sarani, North Badda, Dhaka 1212) of PRAN-RFL Group, Participant can also send sample to PRAN local sales offices in Rajshahi, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Rangpur and Barisal.