Modern slaughterhouse operations are starting in Kushtia. The modern slaughterhouse operations were officially started on Wednesday (September 2). In this advanced technology slaughterhouse, cattle meat is being prepared in the first phase using machines as well as traditional methods. The District Livestock Department has implemented this project at a cost of about 9 crore taka in the area adjacent to the GK Canal Bridge in Lahini Battala, near the city. Officials of the Livestock Department said that the work on this project was completed about two months ago. After that, it was handed over to the Kushtia Municipality, which is in charge of managing the facility. Kushtia District Livestock Officer Dr. Md. Al Mamun Hossain Mondal said, “In this slaughterhouse, cattle will first be slaughtered in the traditional way according to Islamic customs. Later, the remaining activities up to the preparation of meat will be completed through machines.” Kushtia Municipality authorities said that in the first phase, meat will be prepared in both machine and traditional ways in this slaughterhouse. On the one hand, by launching this modern slaughterhouse, environmental pollution caused by slaughtering animals everywhere will be prevented. In addition, meat traders will also save labor and time.
On the other hand, consumers will get healthy meat, according to those concerned. Locals have expressed hope that the city’s meat supply system will be more orderly and clean if this new slaughterhouse is launched. Animal Resources Department officials claim that this modern slaughterhouse will play an important role in improving public health. By implementing this, animal slaughtering will be stopped everywhere. This will reduce environmental pollution. Slaughtering of cows with diseases will stop. The people of the district will be able to eat meat processed in a scientific and healthy way. In addition, here The skin of the slaughtered animal will also be perfect. On the other hand, regarding slaughtering animals in machines and halal meat, Maulana Khalid Hossain Sipahi, director of Haqqani Darbar, said that eating a halal animal sometimes becomes haram. Eating halal animal meat is haram for Muslims unless it is slaughtered in the name of Allah. Therefore, animals must be slaughtered in the name of Allah. In addition, eating many things from halal animals is prohibited. According to Islamic law, eating 8 parts of halal animals is prohibited. Among them, 1. male genitalia, 2. female genitalia, 3. bladder, 4. brain or white blood inside the spinal cord, 5. bile, 6. testicles, 7. high meat like tumors under the skin, 8. flowing blood. However, the blood flowing in these is irrefutably haram, the rest are makruh tahrimi. There is no problem with preparing animal meat in modern slaughterhouses. However, the district Haqqani claims that animals will be slaughtered and meat will be prepared according to Islamic Sharia for the Muslim community. Ulama-e-Keram and the conscious Muslim community. The civil society of the district expects the authorities to keep a vigilant eye on these.