Agribusiness
Hogla Mats Up to Tk 700, Chopping Blocks at Most Tk 500
Demand for wooden chopping blocks and hogla-leaf mats for cutting sacrificial meat rose at Karwan Bazar on the eve of Eid, with prices higher than last year.
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Bangladesh
Livestock
Dhaka's Two City Corporations Pledge to Clear Sacrificial Waste on Eid Day
Dhaka's two city corporations said they would clear sacrificial-animal waste on Eid day itself, with around 10,000 cleaners each and hundreds of vehicles.
Agribusiness
Buyers Flock to Cattle Markets on Last Day, Prices Up Too
With more buyers than cows in Dhaka's markets on the last day before Eid, traders raised their asking prices by Tk 10,000-20,000 a cow.
Agribusiness
Four Cattle Traders Attacked in Narayanganj, Money Allegedly Snatched
Attackers hacked four traders at a sacrificial cattle market in Sonargaon and allegedly made off with Tk 5.2 lakh and three cows.
Agribusiness
Roadside Animal Markets: 16 Traders Fined Tk 75,000 in Dhaka South
Three mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation fined 16 traders a total of Tk 75,000 for setting up unauthorised animal markets.
Livestock
DNCC Deploys Over 10,000 Workers to Clear Sacrificial Waste in Six Hours
Dhaka North City Corporation has decided to remove sacrificial animal waste within six hours this Eid, deploying more than 10,000 cleaners.
Agribusiness
Small and Medium Cattle in Demand at Jashore's Sacrificial Animal Markets
Sacrificial animal markets in Jashore have got busy, with small and medium cattle most in demand and more than 30,000 animals surplus in the district.
Agribusiness
Goat Sellers in Low Spirits as Sales Lag at Dhaka Markets
Cattle are selling well at Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets, but goat sales have not picked up and sellers fear losses.
Agribusiness
Dhaka's Sacrificial Animal Markets Get Busy, Mixed Reactions Over Prices
Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets are filling up ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with small and medium cattle most in demand and buyers and sellers divided over prices.
Crops
Traditional Mango, Chira and Doi Festival Held in Meherpur
A festival of doi, red-paddy chira and Himsagar mango in Meherpur set out to introduce the young to a food tradition that is fading away.
Agribusiness
No Buyers for Big Cows as Trade in Medium Cattle Picks Up
With a day to go before Eid, Gabtoli market was crowded with buyers of small and medium cows, while sellers of big cows found almost no takers.
Environment
Some People Are Trying to Bring Back a '74 Situation: Prime Minister
Referring to the 1974 famine and the killings of 15 August, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said some people are still making the same attempt.
Agribusiness
No Sales as Traders Wait With Their Animals for Buyers
With a day left before Eid, traders at Dhaka's Shanir Akhra market had plenty of animals but few buyers, and hoped the crowds would come in the afternoon.