Mango Train Brings 81 Cattle and Goats to Dhaka
The Mango Special train has begun carrying sacrificial animals from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka, sending 81 cattle and goats in four wagons.
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The Mango Special train has begun carrying sacrificial animals from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka, sending 81 cattle and goats in four wagons.
The Mango Special train is running again this season at little cost to traders, but they are staying away, and a longer route via the Padma Bridge has added to the railway's losses.
Sales of sacrificial animals have yet to pick up in Rajshahi, where traders complain of low prices amid a surplus of animals.
A sacrificial animal market in Singra, Natore, is running cashless, with cattle payments made through the mobile financial service Nagad.
With Eid-ul-Azha four days away, here is advice on looking after and feeding sacrificial animals from purchase to slaughter.
Stored jackfruit seeds can be turned into a sweet halwa with sugar, condensed milk, milk powder and ghee.
A hilsa of nearly three kilograms caught in the Meghna at Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur, was bought for Tk 9,350 by a trader named Riaz Uddin.
Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said the corporation now has more trucks and equipment than ever and aims to clear sacrificial waste within 24 hours.
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam announced a six-hour target for clearing sacrificial waste this Eid-ul-Azha as 40 new trucks joined the fleet.
Demand for sacrificial goats has risen at Dhaka's Gabtoli market, where local goats sell for anything from Tk 8,000 to Tk 1.5 lakh.
Lal Chan, a bull of about 25 maunds raised on natural feed in Bhola Sadar, is drawing crowds, and its owner wants Tk 15 lakh for it at the Eid market.
With four days to Eid-ul-Azha, cattle are pouring into Dhaka's Gabtoli market, but bargaining is intense and no animal is available for less than Tk 80,000.
A fair at the Chapainawabganj collectorate displayed 227 varieties of mango arranged on one boat, drawing growers and visitors.