19 cattle markets to start from July 17
Nineteen cattle markets for sale of sacrificial animals in two city corporations in the capital will start from July 17. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) have already leased out the markets including Gabtoli cattle market in the capital. The bidders have already started making makeshift sheds to protect the cattle in the markets during the inclement weather. The managements of both the city corporations directed the traders to start selling animals from four days before Eid and continue till Eid day.
However, this correspondent saw on Monday that some traders have already started selling sacrificial animals at Mirpur Section-6 cattle market. The DNCC has set up nine cattle markets while DSCC 10 this year, according to the authority concerne...