No huts for sacrificial animals will be set up at Aftabnagar: HC

The High Court (HC) has suspended the lease notification for setting up makeshift markets of sacrificial animals in Aftabnagar residential area of the capital ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

As a result, no markets for sacrificial animals will be set up in Aftabnagar.

An HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Haque passed the order on Wednesday (May 8) with a rule after holding hearing on a writ filed earlier over the issue.

The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned why setting up cattle market in Aftabnagar should not be declared illegal.

Senior Advocate Shah Manzurul Haque and Advocate SM Shamim Hossain were present for the writ petitioner, while deputy attorney general Amit Dasgupta represented the state.

On April 4, Chief Property Officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), published a lease advertisement to set up cattle market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha- 2024. Later, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain Dhali, a resident of Aftabnagar, filed a writ challenging the advertisement.