Dhaka, June 8 -- In a reversal of their earlier statement, the Dhaka city corporations have said the cleaning up of sacrificial animal waste in the capital is still under way a day after Eid-ul-Azha.

Earlier, they said all waste was completely removed on Eid day and night.

By 7:30pm on the second day of Eid festivities, the Dhaka North and South City Corporations reported having removed a total of 41,055 tonnes of waste.

In two separate messages sent by the city corporations in the afternoon, the waste removal operation was said to be "ongoing".

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) spokesman Rasel Rahman said in a statement that 25,191 tonnes of sacrificial waste had been disposed of at the Matuail Sanitary Landfill by 7:30pm.

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