13.02.2012, Jeddah, KSA – A shipment of 30,000 frozen carcasses of livestock from the 2011 Hajj season which has arrived at Chittagong port, Bangladesh, is expected to be distributed among the needy under the supervision of an IDB delegation. Another shipment of 30,000 carcasses is expected to arrive at the country’s Mongla port by the end of this month.
These consignments are part of the Saudi Project for Utilization of Hajj Meat (Adahi) managed by the IDB. It includes distribution of nearly 1 million carcasses from the Hajj season inside KSA and 24 other countries in Asia and Africa.
Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President, IDB, expressed appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, HRH the Crown Prince and the government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the continued support to the project which benefits millions of the needy in the world each year.