Gory! Animal Slaughter During Bakrid Turns Dhaka Streets Into Rivers Of Blood

#1 Animal sacrifices as part of the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha have combined with rain to form rivers of blood in the streets of the Dhaka

Poor drainage in the city makes flooding a regular fact of Dhaka life. But the problem is rarely illustrated as vividly as it was on Tuesday, after thousands of sheep, goats and cows were slaughtered.

#2 One of the two holiest events in the Muslim calendar, Eid al-Adha commemorates the willingness of the prophet

Authorities in Dhaka said they had established hundreds of designated sacrifice spots in the run-up to the festival to make it easier to clean away blood and animal carcasses.

#3 Apparently the two city corporations together had allocated around 1000 spots for the ritual of animal slaughtering

The two city corporations had designated 1,000 spots 496 in the north and 504 in the south for slaughtering animals. However, even as early as 7.30 am in the morning, several residents were seen performing the sacrifice in the streets leaving heavy accumulation of blood and other waste, reports Dhaka Tribune.

#4 As per the Dhaka Tribune report,

people have not only held the corporations responsible to failing to clean the mess, but also pointed out towards the "lack of campaigning" and "places being far away from homes" as the main reasons why the streets looked so gory.

#5 Khandker Millatul Islam, deputy chief waste management official from Dhaka South City Corporation on Tuesday said

that the city has been suffering from waterlogging since a long time while adding that they are working towards solving the problem, reports India Today.

#6 The result was a nightmarish blending of blood and water that filled streets and narrow lanes across Dhaka from Tuesday morning

#7 Reactions of People were,

"I felt I was walking through a post-apocalyptic neighbourhood," said Atish Saha, a Dhaka-based artist. "To be honest, I was scared. It was an image of mass violence that shouldn't ever be experienced."

#8 The waters had mostly receded by the morning but bitumen and dirt roads still had a reddish hue and were littered with animal entrails