Dhaka, June 1 -- With Eid-ul-Azha at just around the corner, Dhaka's two city corporations are scrambling to finalise leasing processes for several targeted temporary cattle markets across the city.

Of these, 13 are under the jurisdiction of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and eight are under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).

Although the cattle markets are scheduled to open on June 3, with the Eid-ul-Azha set to be celebrated on June 7, leases for six of them are still pending - raising serious concerns about the preparedness of these vital seasonal markets.

So far, DNCC has finalised the leases of nine of its previous targeted sites for 10 temporary markets by Saturday, while DSCC has secured bids for six.

Of the DNCC's nine ...