The two city corporations of Dhaka will set up 20 makeshift cattle markets in the capital for the forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
The venues at DSCC are Armanitola Playground, Meradiya Bazar, Sadek Hossain Khoka Playground, Jigatola-Hazaribag playground, Rahamatganj playground, Moitrishongho at Shahjahanpur, Brothers Union at Gopibagh, East-End Club at Dhupkhola, Adarsha School at Golapbag and Postagola.
Nine venues at DNCC are Agargaon Playground, Banani-Kakoli, Eastern Housing Playground at Mirpur, Dhaka Polytechnic Playground, Baridhara Block-6, Uttara Section-11, Taltola Playground, Ajampur Primary School, and Banarupa-Khilkhet. Besides these makeshift sites, the biggest permanent cattle market in the country will also be set up at Gabtoli.
The sacrificial animals will be put up for sale from four days ahead of Eid, which is expected to be observed on October 16, depending on moon sighting. The market will run until the Eid day.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has told the two city corporations to not allow any illegal cattle market in the capital ahead of Eid. Last year, nearly a dozen were opened illegally, leaving an adverse effect on the city’s environment.
“We have already sent letters to the DSCC and DNCC separately, requesting them not to allow any unauthorised cattle market in the capital as they create traffic congestion causing sufferings to the public,” said DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed at a press conference at the DMP Media Centre on Wednesday.
Benazir said police had information that 11 markets out of the 20 given a lease, are unauthorised.
“If found, any illegal cattle market would be evicted with the aid of the city corporations,” he said.
Chief Estate Officers of both DSCC and DNCC said they had not received any letter from the DMP regarding unauthorised cattle markets yet.
They said no one would be allowed to set up illegal cattle markets on roads and the city corporations would take stern action against anyone found doing so.
The two DCCs have leased out 10 temporary cattle markets at Tk69.79m. Of the 10, four markets have been leased out under the DNCC at Tk53m, while the DSCC leased out six markets at Tk16.79m. Fresh tenders have been for nine others, said officials of DSCC and DNCC.
The biggest market at Gabtoli was earlier leased out by the DNCC in April for one year at Tk81.48m including VAT.
