Cooking is not limited in home now. It is now considered an art. For that reason, reality shows on cooking are organised worldwide. Even Bangladesh does not lag behind in arranging such reality shows. The third edition of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef will kick off soon on NTV.

The announcement came at a press conference at the Daily Star Auditorium in Dhaka on Saturday.

The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam, ATCO President Alhaj Mohammad Mosaddak Ali, also NTV Chairman and Managing Director, Bangladesh Edible Oil Limited (BEOL) General Manager Inam Ahmed and Sales and Marketing Head Shoeb Md Asaduzzaman were present at the press conference.

Mosaddak Ali said, ‘We will be able to introduce our country in international cooking competitions if we work together. Our chefs showed their talent in the earlier editions of this show.’

He also said that the number of competitors in this show is increasing in every season.

The winners of the 13 regional rounds will compete in the final event. This time, changes have been brought in the selection process and cooking procedure.

Shoeb Mohammad Asaduzzaman, head of sales and marketing of BEOL, said, ‘Cooking is still at the domestic level in our country. We want to take it to a status of art. Those who cook in home give a lot of effort and we want to recognise that.’

‘Those, who will be Super Chefs, I think, will be able to choose a profession going outside the traditional ones,’ he added.

This time, foreign judges, alongside the local ones, will judge the competitors. Also, Super Chef winners around the world will be present.

The Champion of the 2016 edition will bag Tk 10 lakh, the first Runner-up Tk 5 lakh, and the second Runner-up Tk 2 lakh.

Participants have to register for the competition by dialling at 06912777888.