The government has fixed specific points for slaughtering of sacrificing animals during Eid-ul-Azha in the capital and the port city to avoid pollution and dirtiness.
The slaughter of sacrificial animals will be limited to 513 designated spots in Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka South City Corporation and Chittagong City Corporation.
Muslims were requested to slaughter sacrificial animals at 493 spots in two city corporation areas, Dhaka and at 20 points in the port city during forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
Secretary of Local Government and Rural Development Abdul Malek yesterday told journalists 285 places had been fixed in Dhaka south, 208 in Dhaka north and 20 places in the port city as slaughter grounds.
He, however, said the number of slaughtering spots might rise, but no one would be forced to use those designated places to slaughter animals.
Malek said the slaughter places had been fixed because every year animal waste and blood pollute cities’ roads and playgrounds during Eid-ul-Azha.
“To raise awareness among city dwellers the authorities concerned, including councillors of each city corporation will run campaign about the matter just three days before the Eid,” Malek said.
The designated slaughtering grounds will have butchers and cleaning staffs. Moreover, an Imam will be available for each spot who will slaughter sacrificial animals following Islamic rituals.
Last year, the Dhaka South City Corporation ran only two slaughter houses at Hazaribagh and Kaptan Bazar, while the north city corporation operated three slaughter grounds at Mohammadpur, Mirpur 11 and Gulshan kitchen market. The LGD secretary further informed the newsmen that 16 spaces were designated to set cattle market this year.
Already the Dhaka north city has declared that no cattle market would be set up in the city corporation area.