Eid-al-Adha is one of the most famous festivals in Islamic calendar.
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As reported by India Today, rains and waterlogging mixed with the blood of sacrificial animals made the city look horrific with ‘rivers of blood’.
Netizens of Dhaka, the capital of our neighbouring country Bangladesh, witnessed disturbing scenes amidst Eid al-Adha celebrations as the streets of the city turned into rivers of blood post animal sacrifices.
Despite the intermittent showers, citizens thronged mosques, offered prayers and proceeded with the ritualistic goat sacrifice.
Reports suggest due to heavy rainfall residents sacrificed animals outside their homes instead of spots assigned for slaughter.
Almost 100,000 livestock were sacrificed in Dhaka this year, according to BBC Bengali, mainly on the streets or at underground vehicle parks in residential buildings. Many pointed out that the incident reflected the corporation’s failure at maintaining the drainage system. However, the water-logged streets were red.
The two city corporations had designated 1,000 spots – 496 in the north and 504 in the south – for slaughtering animals.
While Dhaka’s two city corporations had designated locations for animal sacrifices, the locations were not well used, with people sacrificing their animals in their garages, alleys or streets, according to news website Prothom Alo. Even more, some were seen sacrificing animals in front of their houses. Soon several areas including Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Shyamoli, Uttara, Dhanmondi, Niketon, created a disturbing scene with reddened streams.
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While some said that the lack of campaigning ahead of the festival was the reason for the situation, several others claimed that the designated spots were too far from their homes. Islam added that the the corporation is working towards solving the issue.
