Public health experts have already expressed health concerns regarding cattle markets as such marketplaces are likely to be very crowded
 

The government has decided to form monitoring committees for cattle markets across the country, which will start a week before Eid-ul-Azha, in order to ensure that health guidelines are followed amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Committees will be formed for all 24 temporary markets that will be set up in Dhaka for the sale of animals for sacrifice.

The decision came following an inter-ministerial virtual meeting held on Thursday chaired by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Muhammad Tajul Islam.

“Following the government decision, the city corporation will form monitoring committees for each cattle market, and a health guideline will be included in the work order of each market,” said an official of the Dhaka South City Corporation seeking anonymity.

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“A health guideline will be included in the work order for setting up temporary cattle markets. We will take legal action if any lease-holder of the cattle market does not follow the guidelines or violates the rules,” said Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, mayor, DSCC.

Public health experts have already expressed health concerns regarding cattle markets as such marketplaces are likely to be very crowded.

Setting up such markets in Dhaka is especially dangerous due to the city’s dense population.

The Eid-ul-Azha is the largest religious festival for Muslims that may be celebrated on August 1, based on moon sightings.