Dhaka, June 9 -- The two Dhaka city corporations have cleaned up a total of 52,000 tonnes of sacrificial animal waste over the three days of Eid-ul-Azha.

While the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) officially announced the end of its waste clean-up operations on Monday, the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) said it would continue the drive for two more days.

Immediately after the morning prayers, animal sacrifices and meat processing began in the alleys and streets of the capital on Eid day, which was Saturday.

Shortly before noon, workers from both city corporations launched drivers to remove the waste accumulated from the roads due to the slaughterings.

That afternoon, after officially inaugurating the clean-up campaign, Local G...