Tech systems solving the situation of Qurbani amid pandemic
Panic gripped Sultana Ahmed of the capital's Mohakhali DOHS the moment she learnt that live slaughtering and meats processing of cattle was barred in her neighbourhood this Eid-ul-Azha to minimise coronavirus transmitting.
A devout Muslim, she hardly ever missed this ritual in her existence and was getting upset about how she would manage this year.
But her fears were assuaged when she stumbled after a Facebook webpage by the name of Tarzan Box that was featuring complete Qurbani service.
That establishment was only working with cows and she sacrifices one cow and two goats every year to support the names of most her members of the family. She was again worrying about where would manage the goats.
But she breathed a sigh of pain relief when she received a good text message along Monday evening from foodstuff delivery program HungryNaki informing of its newest item: goat for Qurbani.
HungryNaki is providing the choice of both farm-to-doorstep and farm-to-table.
Ahmed wasted virtually no time in ordering two 18-25 kg goats with the platform complete with processing. "It is a handy provider. I am hoping it lives up to my objectives," she said.
One can take a good look at the goat before ordering it through a good live video contact, said AD Ahmad, ceo of HungryNaki.
The weight of the goat will be measured and the price will be determined in front of the customers in the video call.
"We have received a significant response from buyers. Because people nowadays don't wish to go outdoor and our offerings are designed to reduce the hassle of the clients," he said.
On the full total weight of the goat, customers need to pay Tk 550 per kilogramme and another Tk 1,200 for Eid day delivery after processing or Tk 1,000 for delivery on the next or third day of Eid.
The platform launched the service in July 15 and it has so far received upwards of 400 orders for goats. Of the orders, a lot more than 80 % have sought the entire Qurbani service.
The entire Qurbani service isn't new in Bangladesh as meat processor Bengal Meat has been providing it for more than five years.
"But, our service is unique for the actual fact that if clients feel that cooking goat meats will be a huge hassle for them, we likewise have arrangements to accomplish it with our own skilled cooks," stated Ibrahim Bin Mohiuddin, co-founder and deputy CEO of the platform.
Orders can be located for at the least 2 kg of Shahi Rezala for Tk 1,000 and no more than 10 kg for Tk 5,000.
As of yesterday, HungryNaki received cooking orders for upwards 400kg of goat meat.
Not merely HungyNaki, many tech-based systems -- from ride-hailing companies to fresh veggie home delivery service providers -- are betting big in the Eid cattle business this time granted the extraordinary circumstance under that your festival will be celebrated this year.
Popular ride-hailing company Pathao has entered the cattle business.
"As cities imposed partial restriction on makeshift cattle market segments and available slaughter for the chance of contracting the lethal disease, we found provide the service to our clients who are facing issue with their Qurbani," Hussain Elius, co-founder and CEO of Pathao, told The Daily Superstar.
Cows wouldn't normally be delivered to customers to avert wellness risk and only meat of the purchased cows would be brought to the customer's doorsteps after processing it in a good hygienic way.
"Demand for cows priced well below 1 lakh taka is substantial," Elius said.
Haatbazzaar.com.bd, a new online site concentrating on delivering more fresh vegetables to the buyers, has recently received 20 orders designed for cows and goats in only two days.
"We are getting a fantastic response from the customers. We are getting the cattle from tiny farmers from Netrakona and Munshiganj, who nurture their cattle by feeding them grass on view fields," explained Mehedey Hasan Rony, founder of the platform.
The full Qurbani service was the "fresh phenomenon" for the Eid cattle marketplace, said Sharfuddin Ahmed Chowdhury, head of sales, advertising and distribution of Bengal Meat.
"Over 90 % of our buyers are availing the meats processing support," he said.
Online grocery shop Khaas Food has also come forwards on cattle trading with processing offerings.
Thousands of folks throng the cattle marketplace. It is almost difficult to look around for cattle while retaining interpersonal distancing, said the system on its Facebook site.
Meanwhile, customers can certainly check out cows in its online market and order one, it added.
