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Goats in Demand on the Last Day as Cattle Run Short
With cattle scarce at Dhaka's markets a day before Eid, city residents have turned to goats, and sellers have raised their prices.
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Livestock Markets Buzzing Even at Midnight
With Eid-ul-Azha a day away, Dhaka's livestock markets were busy even at midnight, though traders complained of low sales and waterlogged ground.
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'The Goat Market Is Hotter Than the Cattle Market'
Goat sellers at a Dhaka livestock market say buyers are not coming or not offering fair prices, while buyers say sellers are asking too much.
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Unable to Sell at the Markets, They Hawk Goats Street to Street
Farmers and traders who could not get fair prices at Dhaka's livestock markets are walking the capital's streets and lanes to sell their goats.
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Farmers and Traders Pin Hopes on the Last Minute
After days of slow sales, farmers and traders who brought cattle to Dhaka's Qurbani markets are hoping for better prices in the final hours before Eid.
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Banglar Boss: Offered Tk 30 Lakh, Sold for Tk 10 Lakh
Banglar Boss, the Jashore bull that caused a stir at Gabtoli and across the country, has sold for Tk 10 lakh 10 thousand after traders had offered up to Tk 30 lakh.
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Traders Despair at Khulna's Qurbani Cattle Markets
Khulna's cattle markets have plenty of animals but few buyers two days before Eid, with many middle-class families staying away because of the coronavirus.
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Bull Priced at Tk 3.5 Lakh Now Draws Only Tk 2.7 Lakh
A farmer in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, is in trouble after the price offered for his bull fell from Tk 3.5 lakh to Tk 2.7 lakh in three months, even though it gained weight.
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20-Mon 'Shanto' at the Market, Trader Hopes for Tk 6 Lakh
A Kushtia trader who raised a bull called Shanto for two and a half years has brought it to Dhaka's Rahmatganj market hoping to sell it for Tk 6 lakh.
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Banks Beside Cattle Markets Open, Transactions Until 8pm
Bank branches next to Dhaka's cattle markets opened on Friday under special arrangements, with transactions from 10am to 8pm, on Bangladesh Bank's instructions.
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Nobody Is Making an Offer for the Giant 'Shanto'
Traders with big cattle at Old Dhaka's Rahmatganj market are finding few buyers, and those who come offer far below the asking price.
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BLRI Develops a New Chicken Breed With Local Taste and Safer Meat
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute has developed an improved chicken that looks like local chicken, resists disease and needs fewer drugs, to be marketed through Aftab Hatchery.
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A New Arrival for a Slow Loris in Sreemangal
A slow loris kept at the Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation in Sreemangal has given birth, its fourth baby in six years.