Eid-ul-Azha and cattle markets

Dhaka is known as one of the dirtiest and most polluted cities in the world. A few days ago, a group of foreigners cleaned a portion of the streets. As a Bangladeshi citizen, I am truly ashamed and I wonder how the mayors feel about it.

In the end, the City Corporation realised that the cattle market issue was serious and recently declared that they will take action with regard to the location of cattle markets. I believe that this is a good sign showing that the authorities are beginning to make amends. Although they are facing a lot of criticism, I think that this is a good start. Our country has many other problems and I hope that the mayors are as sincere about resolving these longstanding issues.

Md. Sadeq Khandakar

Aga Khan School, Dhaka