of the Mezban ceremony generally remains open for all and various people to different places and neighbourhoods convey the invitation for the feast. In urban areas, attending a mezban is by invitation only. Usually, the consumption of food at Mezbani takes place from morning to afternoon. Beef-based dishes are preferred by Bengali Muslims and are a symbol of social prestige for a Mezban feast. The rich and the poor arrange feasts on various occasions as much as circumstances allow them. It has a distinct style of cooking and proper Mezban meat demands a certain skill; for example: The unique beef curry served in this feast is known as Mezbani gosht, that carries a distinctive recipe, knowledge of which is essentially confined within the Chittagonian cooks. Fish is used instead of beef while cooking Mezban in Hindu tradition. The Hindu community of Chittagong organises Mezbani each year under the banner of "Chittagong Parishad", with curries made from fish, vegetable and dried fish. Blackened Beef/kala bhuna is one of the famous beef recipe from the Chittagong in Bangladesh. The specialty of the recipe is its spices and the blacken beef. Beef shoulder pieces are cooked with traditional spices till become dark and tender. and mejbani mangsho preparations are signature dishes of the port city Chittagong. Among other dishes, durus kura or duroos is a popular chicken dish. A whole chicken is cooked in thick broth & then served with rice-based dishes like polao, khichuri. It also a part of Rohingya Cuisine. Akhni, also commonly known as Orosher Biriyani is a biriyani variant made with chinigura rice (an aromatic, short-grained rice). It contains beef/chevon cut in small cubes, potatoes, raisins, dried apricots etc. Chittagong being a coastal region is also known for its marine fish. Rupchanda (silver pomfret) fish and Loita (Bombay duck) fish are two of the most well known fish in the region. Loita is often sold and consumed as dry fish, shutki. Churi fish (Ribbon fish) is often consumed as dry fish cooked with chili and onions. Koral fish/bhetki (Barramundi) is a popular type of fish found in the Bay of Bengal and consumed in the coastal regions. Giant tiger prawn is also consumed in the coast regions of Bangladesh. Chittagong Hill Tracts The Chittagong Hill Tracts are home to various non-Bengali tribes who have their own culture and cuisine. Chakma cuisine uses sidol, a paste made from fermented shrimps'