This is not the first time the cow has become mixed up with politics. Conflicts over cow slaughter sparked religious riots in India.

To keep the city clean and speed up the management of waste, blood and leftovers disposal after slaughters of sacrificial cattle during the Eid, both the city corporations – Dhaka North and Dhaka South, have taken several measures.

Four of a family including two children are killed over what police suspect family feud in Bandarban Sadar upazila.