Over Eid-ul-Azha in 2026, 65 cows and 14 goats were sacrificed in Chapainawabganj at the initiative of Nurul Islam Bulbul, the Jamaat-e-Islami member of parliament for Chapainawabganj-3 (Sadar), and the meat was distributed. According to Jagonews24 and Jugantor, the programme was organised by local Jamaat activists and ran from the morning of Eid day, Thursday 28 May, to Saturday 30 May, at the Shah Neyamatullah College ground in the district town and in Shibganj and Nachol upazilas.
How many animals, and who paid
Jugantor reported that 49 of the 65 cows were sacrificed with a financial grant from a Turkish NGO, which it named as "Turki Daniyet Vakfi". MP Bulbul himself told journalists in an interview that he had taken financial help from Jamaat patrons to buy the remaining 16 cows and the 14 goats. Jugantor put the value of the animals at about one crore taka.
Citing local Jamaat sources, Jugantor said about 4,000 people in the MP's constituency and two neighbouring upazilas received 2 kg of meat each; Jagonews24 also reported that about 4,000 people received meat. The organisers said the aim was that no family should miss out on the joy of Eid.
What the MP said and who attended
Both reports quoted MP Nurul Islam Bulbul at the distribution as saying: "The main lesson of Eid-ul-Azha is to spread the message of sacrifice and humanity. Initiatives like this for people's welfare come from that. This will continue."
Those present included Nazrul Islam, former mayor of Chapainawabganj municipality and a member of Jamaat's central working council; Abu Zar Gifari, Jamaat-e-Islami's Chapainawabganj district amir; Brother Lokman Sai, representative of the Turkish NGO; and local Jamaat leaders and activists.
Chapainawabganj and the custom of qurbani
Chapainawabganj is a district of Rajshahi Division and the north-westernmost part of Bangladesh; its five upazilas are Bholahat, Gomastapur, Nachol, Sadar and Shibganj. The 2022 census counted 1,835,528 people in the district, which is known for its mangoes. The Chapainawabganj-3 constituency covers Sadar upazila; Md. Nurul Islam Bulbul of Jamaat-e-Islami won it in the national election of 12 February 2026.
Eid-ul-Azha commemorates Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God's command. The sacrifice, or qurbani, may be made from the morning of the 10th to sunset on the 12th of Dhul Hijjah. By custom the meat is divided into three parts: one for the family, one for relatives and friends, and one for the poor.
Photo: Wasiul Bahar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources: Jagonews24, Jugantor, Wikipedia (Chapai Nawabganj District, Chapai Nawabganj-3 constituency, 2026 Bangladeshi general election, Shibganj and Nachol upazilas, Eid al-Adha, Udhiyah)
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