Designated slaughtering grounds get little response

The government for the first time designated 538 spots across Dhaka city for slaughtering of sacrificial animals during the Holy Eid-ul-Azha, but the initiative has failed to get much response from the people. Animals were slaughtered in streets, by-lanes, in front of markets, houses, garages or wherever people found it convenient like previous years, littering the streets with blood and waste. The government this year designated 208 spots in Dhaka North City Corporation and 330 in South.
Many said they did not want to put the ‘extra’ labour for carrying the meat to their houses from the designated spots, while others alleged city corporations did not campaign properly about the initiative. The city corporations, however, said the response was meagre, as it was for the first time such arrangements were made. They hoped the citizens would get used to the new system gradually, according to bdnews24.com.
- biplab