Bangladesh celebrates Muslim festival
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-21 10:05
Men handle their cows on a street after buying them from a temporary cattle market ahead of the Muslim festival Eid-al-Adha in Dhaka December 20,2007. Bangladeshi Muslims will celebrate the festival on Friday. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-al-Adha to mark the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. [Agencies]
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