The two city corporations of Dhaka have decided to set up a total of 19 temporary cattle markets, along with two permanent ones, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second-largest religious festival for Muslims, to be celebrated next month, reports BSS.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will set up 10 temporary cattle markets, supplementing its permanent facility in Gabtoli, while Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) plans to arrange nine temporary markets in addition to its permanent one in Sarulia.
The temporary cattle markets will operate for five days, including the Eid day, allowing the sale and purchase of sacrificial animals at designated locations.
Both city corporations have already called for tenders to finalise the leasing of these markets. The lease for each site will be awarded to the highest bidder.
However, if the bids do not meet the expected rates at any location, those sites will be re-tendered, according to officials of the property departments of the two city corporations.
DNCC has called for tenders to lease 10 temporary markets. Among them, the government-set lease price for the open space beside the Suti Bhola canal in Bhatara is Tk 37 million.
The open space near Bou Bazar, adjacent to sectors 16 and 18 in Uttara Diabari, has a lease price of Tk 89 million, while blocks M-4, M-5, and N-4 (partially on the north side of the lake), and part of Sunvalley in Eastern Housing, Aftabnagar, are priced at Tk 17.7 million.
The open land in Eastern Housing in Ward 6 of Mirpur is priced at Tk 13.8 million. In Mohammadpur Basila, the space next to the 40-foot road is listed at Tk 22 million, while the site near Dhaka Polytechnic Institute is priced at Tk 6.4 million.
The space adjacent to the Mastul Checkpost in Ward 43 of Khilkhet is listed at Tk 10.7 million, while the stretch from Batulia Saheb Ali Madrasa to Sector 10 Ranabhola Sluice Gate is priced at Tk 8.1 million.
The open field at Kalshi Balur Math in Mirpur is listed at Tk 8.0 million, and the space in the Bonorupa Residential area of Khilkhet is priced at Tk 18 million.
DSCC has also called for tenders to lease 9 temporary markets. These include the area near Maitree Sangha Club, close to Khilgaon Railway Gate Bazaar in North Shahjahanpur, priced at Tk 17 million.
The land on the riverbank, west of the Postogola cremation ground, is listed at Tk 26.9 million, while the land located on the east side of Donia College and the area around Sontek Women's Madrasa is priced at Tk 47.2 million.
The land south of Sadeque Hossain Khoka Field and Dholai Khal Truck Terminal is set at Tk 46.4 million, while the area near Rahmatganj Club is priced at Tk 6.2 million.
The land adjacent to Shyampur Kadamtali Truck Stand is listed at Tk 6.6 million, while the area located on the east side of the Institute of Leather Technology College is priced at Tk 49.4 million.
The land on the east side of Kamalapur Sadeque Hossain Khoka Community Center is listed at Tk 37.5 million, and the space northeast of Amulia Aligarh Model College is set at Tk 5.3 million.
