Modern District Slaughterhouse Opens in Pabna at a Cost of About Tk 10 Crore, Aiming for Safe and Hygienic Meat

A modern district slaughterhouse with up-to-date facilities has been inaugurated in Pabna to ensure the supply of safe and hygienic meat. The newly built slaughterhouse, located near the bus terminal in the municipal area, was inaugurated on Friday morning.

The slaughterhouse was inaugurated by Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, the member of parliament for Pabna-5 (Sadar) and chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Among those present at a discussion meeting held on the occasion were Khairul Islam, deputy director of the Local Government Division and municipal administrator; Tamara Tasbiha, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Pabna Sadar; Dr Abu Taleb, district livestock officer; and senior lawyer Mirza Azizur Rahman.

Speakers at the meeting said the slaughterhouse was built to ensure modern methods of animal slaughter and meat processing, alongside a safe meat supply.

According to the speakers, once in operation it will improve animal slaughter and meat supply in a hygienic environment, and will also play a role in protecting public health and in urban management.

The slaughterhouse was built at a cost of about Tk 10 crore under the Livestock and Dairy Development Project, financed by the World Bank.