Cattle Arrive at Narayanganj Markets as Buyers Grow
With four days to go to Eid-ul-Azha, cattle, goats and sheep are pouring into Narayanganj's markets, where the district has about 1.29 lakh animals ready for sale.
With four days to go to Eid-ul-Azha, cattle, goats and sheep are pouring into Narayanganj's markets, where the district has about 1.29 lakh animals ready for sale.
A buffalo trader in Brahmanbaria's Suhilpur is asking Tk 27 lakh for two prized buffaloes that together weigh 55 maunds.
Cattle markets in Naogaon are busy ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with medium-sized cows in greatest demand and mobile veterinary teams offering free checks.
Dholababu, a 36-maund Friesian bull raised by the family of retired teacher Md Enamul Kayem in Boalmari, Faridpur, is priced at Tk 15 lakh.
Two bulls named Raja and Badsha, brought from Santhia in Pabna, are drawing crowds at the Fatullah DIT cattle market in Narayanganj.
Pink-coloured buffalo, rare in Bangladesh, are catching the eye of Qurbani buyers at several farms near the Aronkola market in Ishwardi, Pabna.
With floods destroying grazing land and straw, farmers in Kurigram are bringing large numbers of cattle to the Jatrapur market, but buyers are scarce.
Two bulls named after Dhaka film heroes Shakib Khan and Zayed Khan are the centre of attention at a cattle market in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria.
A 20-maund Friesian bull named Don, owned by farmer Md Halim Sheikh, is drawing crowds in Madhukhali, Faridpur, ahead of the Qurbani Eid.
Asma Begum, a widow from Gangni in Meherpur, worked in other people's homes to feed her huge bull Raja and hopes selling it at Gabtoli will free her from debt and poverty.
A 55-maund bull called 'Barishaler Boss', raised on a farm in Agailjhara and priced at Tk 35 lakh, is the biggest in Barishal district, the district livestock officer says.
Dhaka North City Corporation has opened digital payment booths at six cattle markets to make Qurbani transactions safe and easy.
At Gabtali, Dhaka's only permanent cattle market, visitors outnumber buyers five days before Eid, and higher fodder costs have pushed up prices.