Dhaka South City's Measures to Remove Sacrificial and Market Waste
Dhaka South City Corporation has set out its plan to remove animal market and sacrificial waste, with 9,050 workers taking part.
Dhaka South City Corporation has set out its plan to remove animal market and sacrificial waste, with 9,050 workers taking part.
Voluntary organisation Bison Limited is raising awareness of sacrificial waste management, Aedes mosquitoes and coronavirus at Dhaka South City Corporation's animal markets.
Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed said he checked on cattle traders' market fees, food and health guidelines during a visit to the Kamalapur market.
The flood has hit Sunamganj's sacrificial animal markets, which are full of cattle but have few buyers on the eve of Eid.
Dhaka South City Corporation has opened a control room to coordinate the removal of sacrificial animal waste after Eid-ul-Azha on 10 July.
Things left lying on village roads become goods for sale in Dhaka at Eid, when jackfruit leaves sell for Tk 30 a bundle as feed for sacrificial animals.
A Madaripur farmer who brought cattle to Dhaka for the first time thanks to the Padma Bridge has been disappointed by low offers at the Aftabnagar market.
Kishoreganj's biggest Qurbani market is busy with last-minute trading, with small and medium cattle in demand and big cattle going cheaper.
Big cattle are finding no buyers at Dhaka's Gabtoli market as prices suddenly fall, while small cattle sell at comparatively good prices.
Floods and other disasters have kept outside traders away from the Bagachra-Satmail market in Jashore, leaving farmers and traders facing losses.
A farmer's 500kg bull collapsed and died at Hossainpur cattle market after he held out for more than the Tk 4 lakh he had been offered.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has called for close monitoring so that sacrificial animal markets beside highways do not expand and cause traffic jams.
Small and medium cattle are in demand in Dhaka and cost far more than last year, with sellers blaming higher purchase and feed costs.