Eid rush: Hours before the sacrifice

A shopper and a trader bargain at a cattle market in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

A boy plays with a goat at a cattle market in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A trader counts cash money after selling his cattle in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

A shopper walks during a downpour with his newly bought cattle to be sacrificed in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A couple uses an empty foot over bridge to cross a street, usually crowded by street vendor in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

A passenger tries to find a ticket counter at Mohakhali Bus Terminal in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

Rehana Begum, a resident of Malibagh area waits for last eight hours at Mohakhali Bus Terminal with her pet Shima as many buses couldn’t reach the capital due to traffic congestion in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

A passenger falls asleep while waiting for bus at Mohakhali Bus Terminal in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

A worker sharpens a knife to be sold at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka, on Tuesday, June 03. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A shopper gives cash to a trader in Dhaka, on Wednesday, June 04. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A shopper bargains before buying spices in Dhaka, on Wednesday, June 04. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A shopper and a trader bargain in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A child falls asleep on his father’s shoulder at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

People board on the roof of a ferry by taking life risk in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

A shopper tries a shirt from a street vendor in Dhaka, on Wednesday, June 04. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A shopper bargains with a street vendor in Dhaka, on Tuesday, June 03. Photo: Jannatul Ferdaus/TIMES

A security person monitors CCTV camera live view of National Eidgah Field in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES

A cyclist ride past newly decorated National Eidgah Field in Dhaka, on Friday, June 06. Photo: Anik Rahman/TIMES