DNCC Deploys Over 10,000 Workers to Clear Sacrificial Waste in Six Hours
Dhaka North City Corporation has decided to remove sacrificial animal waste within six hours this Eid, deploying more than 10,000 cleaners.
Dhaka North City Corporation has decided to remove sacrificial animal waste within six hours this Eid, deploying more than 10,000 cleaners.
Cattle are selling well at Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets, but goat sales have not picked up and sellers fear losses.
Lower cow prices in Pabna's Ishwardi ahead of Eid have pleased buyers, while farmers and traders fear losses as supply outstrips demand.
Mobile courts in Feni fined four people Tk 70,000 in drives to keep highways free of animal markets and ensure orderly sacrificial markets.
At Chattogram's Sagarika market, buyers say even small cattle cost more than Tk 1 lakh, while traders blame rising feed and transport costs.
Dhaka South City Corporation has set up a central control room with public phone numbers to oversee sacrificial animal markets and waste removal.
The Shahjahanpur sacrificial animal market in Dhaka has plenty of animals two days before Eid, but buyers and sellers disagree over prices.
Veterinary medical teams will provide first aid and advice at sacrificial animal markets across Bangladesh, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said.
Sacrificial animals have filled Dhaka's markets but sales remain slow, and traders and market committees expect business to pick up from tonight as the government holiday begins.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said about 1.30 crore animals are ready against demand of 1.07 crore, and those raising prices through trickery are bound to lose.
Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun told buyers to call 999 if they are harassed while buying sacrificial animals, and warned against extortion and excess levies.
Hundreds of traders who brought cattle to Chattogram's Bibirhat market face losses as buyers stay away, amid allegations that a ward councillor controls the market and has blocked its lease.
A pair of camels from Pushkar in Rajasthan is being offered at Dhaka's Gabtoli market for Tk 60 lakh, drawing crowds but no buyers so far.