DHAKA: Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain urged people to slaughter their sacrificial animals in designated places during Eid-ul-Azha.

The minister made the call at a meeting held at the secretariat on Thursday (August 16) where representatives of all city corporations were present.

Mosharraf also requested people to remove wastages on their own after slaying animals.

Among the designated 2936 spots in 11 City Corporations, 620 in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), 543 in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), 210 in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), 314 in Chattogram City Corporation (CCC), 163 in Khulna City Corporation (KCC), 135 in Barisal City Corporation (BCC), 36 in Sylhet City Corporation (SCC), 183 in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), 117 in Rangpur City Corporation (RCC), 190 in Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) and 443 in Gazipur City Corporation (GCC).

Khandker Mosharraf Hossain directed City Corporation and municipal authorities to remove wastages as soon as possible.

BDST: 2139 HRS, AUG 16, 2018

AH/AP