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Bangladesh Food Safety Authority is an autonomous national food security authority established under the Safe Food Act, 2013 (Act No. 43 of 2013), which acts as a statutory body and is headquartered in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Mustaq Hasan Md. Iftekhar is the founding chairman of this authority. This authority was formed on February 2, 2015 under the Safe Food Act 2013. This authority operates under the Ministry of Food. This authority is modeled on the American Food and Drug Administration. It is based on the decision of five people. The agency has its own mobile court that imposes fines and penalties on unsafe food vendors. This authority was formed on February 2, 2015 under the Safe Food Act 2013.