Eid-ul-Azha
Over 1.21 crore sacrificial animals ready for Eid-ul-Azha: Rezaul
There will be no shortage of sacrificial animals this Eid-ul-Azha, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim has said.
"Over 1.21 crore sacrificial animals are ready across the country for Qurbani (sacrifice) during Eid-ul-Azha,” he told UNB over the phone on Saturday.
In fact, the government has taken all-out preparations to celebrate Eid, he said.
No sick animals will be allowed to be sold in cattle markets across the country and "we will ensure that no buyer and seller face any harassment", the Minister said.
Besides, additional law enforcement agencies will be deployed to ensure law and order at cattle markets across Bangladesh, he added.
No vehicles carrying cattle will be forced to stop on highways and roads and the law enforcement agencies, including municipalities, upazilas, union parishads and city corporations will ensure the same, said Rezaul.
A coordinated step will be taken after discussing with the Bangladesh Bank authorities to help farmers make their financial dealings in smart ways, he said.
Last year, cattle were being sold through different platforms. This year, the platforms will remain active too, said the Minister.
“This year, the government will introduce a money return system by which customers can get their money back while returning any cattle, purchased online.”
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Veterinary surgeons will be deployed at all cattle markets to thoroughly check the sacrificial animals, he said.
The Livestock Ministry will open a control room to check the movement of cattle-carrying trucks as no one can make any artificial crisis by halting them, he added.
The Minister also urged people to contact the control room at 16358 in case they face any harassment.
Referring to the flood situation in Sunamganj and Sylhet districts, Rezaul said, “Steps are being taken to provide fodder to the livestock. Besides, steps will be taken to ferry sacrificial animals to the cattle markets from the flood-hit districts.”
Shopping malls, shops to remain open till 10 pm from July 1 to 10
All shopping malls and shops will remain open till 10 pm instead of 8 pm from July 1 to 10 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
A notification was issued in this regard by the Labour and Employment Ministry on Wednesday.
On Sunday, State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian said shops, shopping malls and markets across the country will close after 8 pm from June 20 as per Prime Minister’s instruction to save on electricity and energy.
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The traders and the businesspeople demand that shops and markets be allowed to do business until 10 pm from July 1 to July 10 for the sake of business ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Monnujan said they would send this proposal in the form of summary to the Prime Minister's Office.
On June 16, a letter signed by the Director General of the Prime Minister's Office (Administration) Ahsan Kibria Siddiqui, said that the PM instructed the new timing for shops to save electricity amid rising energy prices worldwide.
Eid-ul-Azha: Advance train ticket sale begins on July 1
Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets on July 1 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
Advance tickets of July 5 will be available on July 1, said Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan at a press conference at Rail Bhaban on Wednesday.
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Besides, the advance tickets of July 6, 7, 8 and 9 will be available on July 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
Besides, the selling of return tickets will begin from July 7, he said.
The return tickets for July 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 will be available on July 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively.
He said advance ticket sale will start from 8 am through ‘Rail Sheba’ mobile app and e-ticketing on the internet. Ticket sale at the railway stations will begin from 8am and continue until 4pm.
To reduce passenger pressure at Kamalapur station, advance tickets will be sold at six places in Dhaka- Kamalapur, Kamalapur suburban platform, Airport rail station, Tejgaon railway station, Cantonment, Fulbaria (Old Railway Station) and in six places in Joydevpur.
Each passenger will be able to buy maximum four tickets.
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The minister said six pairs of special trains will operate on this occasion and their rickets will be sold at the counters only.
The total number of seats of trains departing from Dhaka per day is 26,731, half of which will be available at ticket counters and half online.
There will be no off day of intercity trains from July 4, six days before Eid to the day before Eid. No intercity train will operate on the Eid day, said the minister.
Depending on the sighting of the moon, the holy Eid-ul-Azha is expected to be celebrated on July 10.
Intensify searching in hotels, messes to prevent subversive acts: DMP commissioner
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam ordered his charges to intensify searches in residential hotels and messes in the capital to avert any subversive activity ahead of the Padma Bridge inauguration and during the Hindu religious festival Rath Yatra.
The DMP Commissioner gave the directive while addressing the monthly Crime Review Meeting of the DMP held at its headquarters on Sunday.
In his speech, the top official of the DMP thanked all the police members as no untoward incident took place in the capital in May.
The DMP commissioner asked the police officers to work wisely to ensure the safety of the people. On the occasion of inauguration of Padma Bridge on 25th June, proper movement and safety of VIPs and VVIPs should be ensured, he added.
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"In order to prevent any kind of sabotage activity on the occasion of the inauguration of Padma bridge, upcoming rath yatra and reverse rath yatra, search operations of residential hotels and messes have to be intensified," he added.
He further said that on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, the makeshift cattle markets have to fulfill their responsibilities with utmost importance. All concerned should be careful so that no untoward incident including any kind of extortion takes place in the markets.
The DMP Commissioner awarded the best police officers in recognition of their good work in maintaining law and order and public safety in the Dhaka metropolitan city.
Senior police officers of the DMP headquarters also attended the meeting.
Main Eid congregation to be held at Nat’l Eidgah at 8am
The main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises at 8am on the Eid day.
However, if weather remains unfavourable or the main congregation is not held at the National Eidgah for any other reason the main congregation will be held at 8:30 am at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
Also read:No shortage of spices in market ahead of Eid: Spice Traders Association
The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting on Eid-ul-Azha celebrations headed by State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan at the Secretariat on Sunday.
Depending on the sighting of the moon, the holy Eid-ul-Azha is expected to be celebrated on July 10.
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No shortage of spices in market ahead of Eid: Spice Traders Association
Wholesale Spice Traders Association has said there is no possibility of price hike in spices as there is no shortage of spices in the market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.Md. Enayet Ullah, president of association, said this during a discussion on stocks, imports, supply and price situation of daily essential commodities organised by FBCCI on Wednesday with Moulvibazar Traders’ Association.
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Moulavibazar Traders Association Syed Md. Bashir Uddin said if anyone attempts to manipulate the market ahead of Eid, the association will take punitive action as per the rules.FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin called upon the businessmen to run their business with honesty.He said that the whole world is going through an unusual situation right now and traders need to be more responsible at that time.The FBCCI will not take responsibility for a few dishonest businessmen, he said.The president also said that 99 percent businessmen do their business fairly, and they should work together to prevent a handful of dishonest traders.The FBCCI chief further urged the shop owners’ associations to control the retail market price.At the same time, he called upon the traders for decreasing the prices in festivals as the other countries do.He said that the Control of Essential Commodities Act is a very old one.
Also read: OECD delegation interested in FBCCI's Innovation Centre“As the country has been developing fast over the recent years and the trend will be continued further, the Essential Commodities Act should be amended.”In this connection, he said FBCCI has already discussed with the Commerce Ministry and Consumer Rights Protection Department in this regard.Md. Jashim Uddin said that the forthcoming budget is a very crucial one due to the current world perspective.He said that giving relief to the people and curbing the inflation should be the priorities in the upcoming budget.Tax and duty burden on daily essentials should be taken away and the revenue can be collected from imposing extra tax on luxury items, he added.FBCCI Director Abu Motaleb, Harun Or Roshid, Former President of Moulvibazar Babosayee Samity Alhaj Abdur Razzak, General Secretary of the present Committee Azmol Hossain Bablu also spoke at the meeting.Among others, FBCCI Vice-President Md. Amin Helaly, Md. Habib Ullah Dawn, M A Razzak Khan Raj were also present at the discussion meeting.After the meeting, the FBCCI leaders visited a number of wholesale shops at Moulavibazar.
Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi celebrates Eid
High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India Muhammad Imran has said Bangladesh is their "soul" no matter where they are in the world and emphasised working together.
"We have to work from our respective places to implement the vision of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," he said while exchanging Eid greetings with the officials and staff of the high commission and their families.
Addressing the officials and staff of the mission, Muhammad Imran said: "Your children should be present at all the national functions of the mission. In this way, they will be able to know about the history and tradition of Bangabandhu, the great hero of Bangladesh's independence."
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All sacrificial animal waste removed: Mayor Atiqul
Hundred percent cleaning of sacrificial animal waste from Eid-ul-Azha was completed by noon on Thursday, Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam said.
"It was possible to remove the sacrificial animal waste from the entire DNCC area in such a short time because of the sincere cooperation of all stakeholders, including the local councilors," he said.
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The Mayor said that a total of 11,508 workers were engaged in the cleaning work across 54 wards of the 10 regions of DNCC under the special cleaning programme. "A control room was set up in Nagar Bhaban of Gulshan for the same."
The DNCC Mayor said that in addition to the control room numbers, information about sacrificial animal waste was obtained via the "Shobar Dhaka" mobile app.
"Some 6,50,000 waste bags, 50 metric tons of bleaching powder and 1,005 cans of Savlon were distributed among the city dwellers timely so as not to create an unhealthy environment anywhere in the city," he added.
Read:Govt seeks people’s assistance for disposing animal wastes
The Mayor also said that Aedes mosquitoes should be prevented from breeding by keeping everyone's homes and surroundings clean "so that no one dies of dengue or chikungunya during the pandemic".
Moreover, the DNCC Mayor expressed his firm conviction to build a healthy, vibrant and modern Dhaka through the efforts of all.
Muslims in Bangladesh celebrating another Eid-ul-Azha amid pandemic
Muslims throughout the country are celebrating their second largest religious festival, Eid-ul-Azha, in the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic sacrificing animals and distributing the meat among neighbours and the poor.
This year’s celebration had a pandemic written all over its festivities with Covid-19’s Delta variant wreaking havoc across the country, shattering death records almost every day.
Meanwhile, the government has taken various safety measures to make sure that the celebration does not help the pandemic worsens further.
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Muslims in Bangladesh ready to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha Wednesday amid Covid spike
Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Wednesday with Covid-19’s Delta variant wreaking havoc across the country, shattering death records almost every day.
Bangladesh is now battling the deadlier 2nd wave of Covid-19 with over 200 deaths on average over the last two weeks.
Concerns are growing among people over possible hike in Covid deaths and cases after the celebrations of Eid-ul-Azha as the movement of people increased remarkably after the withdrawal of the strict lockdown ahead of Eid. A large number of people left the capital in crowded vehicles ignoring the Covid transmission risk.
Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhaj to commemorate the true spirit of sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim (AS). On this day, Prophet Ibrahim had offered to sacrifice his son, Ismail, who willingly submitted to the will of his father to please Allah.
But the Almighty in His benign mercy spared Hazrat Ismail (AS) and instead sent a ram to be sacrificed.
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Meanwhile, the government has taken various safety measures to make that the celebration does not help the pandemic worsens further.
This year, Eid jamaats in different areas across the country would be held as per decisions taken by local administrations in consultation with public representatives and local dignitaries depending upon the Covid situation in their respective areas and maintaining recommended health guidelines.
The Religious Affairs Ministry issued some guidelines on offering Eid-ul-Azha prayer on Tuesday.
As per the guidelines, no carpet will be allowed at mosques while mosques will be disinfected before prayers.
The devotees have been asked to bring prayer mats from home.
The devotees must wear masks inside mosques and avoid using prayer mats and caps that were stored earlier there.
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It also suggested devotees go to mosques with ablution and wash their hands for 20 seconds with soap.
Soaps, hand sanitizers and water should be available at the place where people make ablution at the entrance of mosques or Eidgahs.
Devotees should maintain distance from each other following health guidelines.
Children, elderly people, people with physical ailment, and those involved in taking care of patients will not be allowed to attend Eid prayer.
All have to abide by the directives of the Health Service Division, local administrations and law enforcement agencies.
Besides, the devotees were advised to shun handshaking and hugging after the Eid prayer which has been a common practice throughout the world.
The Religious Affairs Ministry urged the imams and managing committees of mosques to ensure proper implementation of the directives.
Also read: Five Eid jamaats to be held at National Mosque
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock issued specific guidelines over sacrificing animals.
Local administrations, law enforcement agencies, public representatives, staffers of the Islamic Foundation and managing committees of mosques would be implementing the directives.
Eid jamaats at national mosque
Five Eid jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque from 7 am on the day of Eid-ul-Azha.
The Islamic Foundation, Bangladesh revealed the schedules in a media release on Sunday.
The first Eid jamaat will be held at 7am and the next at 8am, 9am, 10 am and 10:45 am.