In anticipation of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, authorities from the two Dhaka city corporations are devising a plan to establish a combined total of seventeen temporary cattle markets throughout the capital.
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced plans to establish 10 temporary haats within its jurisdiction, while the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will establish 7 such Haats within its own jurisdiction.
Organizations have solicited proposals from eligible vendors with the aim of establishing markets at designated sites.
The following locations will host the haats in the DSCC areas:
- (At the level crossing) North Sahajahanpur Khilgaon Maitri Sangha Playground
- Playground for Institute of Leather Technology in Hazaribagh,
- Postogola (open area close to crematory),
- A public space next to Meradia Bazar
- Open space close to Little Friends Club and Kamalapur Stadium,
- Open place near Dania College,
- Open place near Dolaikhal,
- A public space close to Amulia Model Town,
- Both an empty space close to the Rahmatganj Club and a vacant space close to the Shyampur-Kadamtali Truck Stop.
- Aside from such transient cattle marketplaces, this year’s Eid sacrificed animals will also be sold at the DSCC permanent haat in Sarulia.
The DNCC- designated areas for the haats are:
- Open area at Kaola Sialdanga, Bhatara Sayednagar
- Open space close to Eastern Housing under Section No. 6 of Mirpur
- Open location next to Basila Mohammadpur,
- Open location in sector No. 17 in Uttara connecting Bindaban to BGMEA,
- Open place near Kuril 300 Feet Road and open place near Eastern Housing from Block E to Block H at Badda.
- Additionally, sacrifice animals for Eid will be sold at the DNCC’s Gabtali cattle market (permanent).
The DNCC authorities have initiated preparations for the online sale of sacrificial animals via dncc.digitalhat.net.
Sources within the DSCC and DNCC corporations have indicated that qualified bidders will receive work orders in the near future, following the completion of the tender process.