A number of syndicates, mostly Dhaka’s ward councillors and ruling party men have allegedly taken the control of Dhaka’s 23 cattle markets for Eid-ul-Azha. Apart from the city’s permanent and biggest Gabtoli cattle market, there will be eight more temporary markets set up in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and 14 temporary markets will be in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), officials said. According to the city corporation act no public representative can submit a tender for any purposes of the city corporation. Sources said the city corporations’ ward councillors and their associates have become the highest bidders for the 12 temporary cattle markets of Dhaka south. Shyampur and DoniaMost cattle markets are going to set up at the same locations as the previous years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 02, 2016 19:18 UTC