The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has
urged all concerned to properly clean waste of sacrificial animals and dispose
of those in designated places during upcoming Eid-ul-Azha aiming to protect
environment and public health.
Also, all have been requested not to slaughter animals
indiscriminately and ensure proper personal protection during the entire
process of sacrifice during the Eid. The ministry made call at an
inter-ministerial meeting held at Bangladesh Secretariat, a ministry press
release said. The meeting was held on the proper management and disposal of
waste of sacrificed animals on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha
celebration. People have also been requested to bury the abandoned parts of the
sacrificial animals in pits and use eco-friendly bags or containers for the
disposal of sacrificial waste or distribution of sacrificial animal meat. Various
government initiatives have been taken to create public awareness about
environment-friendly disposal of sacrificial animal waste.
For this purpose, leaflets are being distributed nationwide.
The Department of Mass Communication is creating public awareness in
haat-bazars. Imams have been requested by the Islamic Foundation to focus on
this issue in Juma prayers and Eid prayers sermons before the Eid. Chaired by
Environment Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed, the meeting was attended, among others,
by Additional Secretary (Development) of the ministry Md Mosharraf Hossain,
Additional Secretary (Environment) Dr Fahmida Khanam and Director General of
the Department of Environment (DoE) Abdul Hamid.