The court during the drive also picked up its secretary Col (Retd) Sharif Waliur Rahman for refusing to pay the penalty and misbehaviour with magistrate Sayeda Sarwar Jahan. He, however, was released after two hours on payment of the fine. The magistrate also warned club security officer Md Yousuf and supervisor Shariful Islam as they tried to stop her from entering the club premises and kitchen.

"I am shocked to see the kitchen environment of the elite Chittagong Club," said Sarwar Jahan.

She said 'I found several pieces of half-boiled stale chicken with bad smell in the refrigerators.' The kitchen staffs when asked told us that the chickens were preserved for using in sandwiches, she said.

Earlier, the security officer Yousuf and supervisor Islam tried to prevent magistrate Sarwar Jahan from entering the club.

Sarwar Jahan yesterday also levied Tk 75,000 on Dearly Bakery at GEC Intersection for selling stale bread and failing to show BSTI license, Tk 10,000 on Hotel Al Imam at Zakir Hossain Road for dirty kitchen and existence of a latrine inside the kitchen, Tk 5,000 on Mohammadia Hotel for keeping uncovered food and other items and Tk 3,000 each on three fruits traders for selling stale fruits.