Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has said one more sacrificial animal market will be set up in the DNCC area. He gave the information at a press conference titled 'Smart Bangladesh Smart Haat' on digital payments at DNCC's sacrificial animal markets, held at a hotel in Banani at midday on Monday (19 June).

The DNCC mayor said: "DNCC has already arranged 8 temporary sacrificial animal markets. Another market will be finalised in a day or two. So apart from these nine temporary markets and the permanent Gabtoli market, 10 markets in all, there will be no other market in the DNCC area. If a market is set up anywhere else by occupying a road, I will ask the police to take action against it. No market should be allowed to sit anywhere without approval."

The markets are on the open space in the Bou Bazar area next to Sectors 16 and 18 at Diabari, Uttara; the open space next to Bhatara (Sayed Nagar); the open space next to Shialdanga, Kawla; Blocks E, F, G and H of Eastern Housing at Aftabnagar, Badda (part of the former Badda union parishad); the open space next to the 40-foot road at Bosila, Mohammadpur; the Mirpur Gabtoli cattle market; the open space at Mirpur Section 6, Ward 6 (Eastern Housing); and the open space of the Dhaka Polytechnic Institute playground.

Leasing of a new market at Paschimpara in Ward 44 is under way. Sacrificial animals will also be sold at the Gabtoli cattle market.

Source: Jagonews24. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.