Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has removed sacrificial animal waste in the city earlier than the announced timeframe. On the Eid‑ul‑Adha day on Thursday, City Administrator Md Mahfuzur Rahman Riton had pledged swift removal to keep the metropolis clean.
To fulfill that commitment, RCC’s sanitation department launched operations on the Eid day, setting a target to clear the city within six to eight hours. Officials later confirmed the goal was achieved ahead of schedule.
According to RCC sources, waste removal began simultaneously in all 30 wards at 12pm Thursday. The administrator inspected operations in several locations, including Bulanpur STS, RUET STS, and Rajshahi University STS.
A total of 1,270 sanitation workers were deployed, supported by vehicles, equipment, and disinfectants. Alongside waste removal, bleaching powder and germicides were sprayed to maintain hygiene.
From 12pm to 8pm, waste was collected from neighborhoods and transferred to secondary transfer stations (STS) by vans. By night, all waste was shifted from STS to dumping grounds, leaving the city clean by the next morning.
Administrator Riton thanked residents, sanitation workers, and all involved. “With citizens’ cooperation and workers’ sincere efforts, we managed to clean the city before the scheduled time. We are working tirelessly to ensure civic services. Under the Prime Minister’s leadership, we will continue building a new Bangladesh by working day and night,” he said.
Residents expressed satisfaction with the initiative. Shariful Islam of Sahebbazar said, “We noticed RCC’s promptness in waste management. The city was cleaned before the announced time, which gave us relief.”
Sharmin Akhter, a homemaker from Uposhahar, praised the distribution of eco‑friendly bags and bleaching powder. “It made storing meat and maintaining cleanliness much easier,” she said.
Abdul Kader, a businessman from Lakshmipur, said, “The administrator supervised operations in person. Waste was removed so quickly that there was no stench or suffering.”
This year, RCC distributed three eco‑friendly bags to each of the city’s 82,000 Muslim households for meat storage.
Additionally, the people who sacrified cattle and buffalo received two large eco‑friendly bags and one kilogram of bleaching powder, while goat and sheep sacrificers were given one bag and half a kilogram of bleaching powder — measures that contributed to effective waste management and environmental protection.
