\\\'Hide-carrying vehicles can\\\'t leave city for 3 days following Eid\\\'

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has decided not to allow any hide-carrying vehicle to leave the capital for three days following Eid-ul-Azha to prevent rawhide smuggling to a neighbouring country. Addressing a press conference in the city, DMP commissioner Benazir Ahmed on Sunday said extensive security measures have been taken to tackle the security challenge ahead of Durga Puja and Eid festivals. Eid-ul-Azha, the 2nd largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated on October 6, when millions of animals are sacrificed across the country, including Dhaka, generating huge rawhides. And many hides are smuggled out of the country. Police will keep sharp vigil on city roads as well as set up check points at important spots to ensure the security during the Eid and Puja celebrations. They will also look after the security of the huge cattle-carrying trucks expected to enter the city ahead of Eid, said Benazir. Police forces will remain deployed round the clock at 22 cattle markets – 21 temporary and 1 permanent ones – across the city, he added, according to a news agency.