Many Donate Qurbani Hides to Mosques and Madrasas
Many people in Dhaka donated Qurbani hides to mosques and madrasas on Eid day, but collectors in Mirpur said far fewer hides came in than last year.
Many people in Dhaka donated Qurbani hides to mosques and madrasas on Eid day, but collectors in Mirpur said far fewer hides came in than last year.
A seasonal butchers' market came alive in front of Shahidi Mosque in Kishoreganj on Eid morning, where people giving Qurbani hire workers to slaughter and cut their animals.
Rangamati's biggest bull, a Sahiwal named 'Royal' priced at Tk 6 lakh, sold for Tk 3.37 lakh on Wednesday, leaving its farmer counting a loss.
Lychee sellers at Dhaka's Sayedabad bus stand did brisk trade with people heading home for Eid, with 100 lychees selling for Tk 250 to Tk 600.
The viral albino buffalo nicknamed 'Donald Trump' will not be sacrificed at Eid after the home minister intervened and the buyer's money was returned.
AgribusinessOn 27 May 2026, the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, buyers at Dhaka's temporary Dholaikhal cattle market bought sacrificial cows for Tk 35,000 to Tk 50,000, while traders facing few buyers said they were selling at a loss.
A Palestinian woman farmer says Jewish settlers in the West Bank raided her farm before dawn and stole the sheep she had prepared for Eid-ul-Azha.
A Department of Livestock Services officer died after falling ill on official duty at a sacrificial animal market in Savar, and the ministers expressed deep grief.
A simple recipe for kala bhuna, the traditional dark, dry and smoky beef dish that many families prize on the Eid table.
Goat sales picked up at Mirpur-area markets on the last day before Eid-ul-Azha as many middle-income families turned to cheaper sacrificial animals.
A Pabna trader who first asked Tk 16 lakh for his largest bull sold it for Tk 7 lakh on Wednesday, saying the market is very poor this year.
No space under the metro rail station at Diabari in Uttara was leased for a sacrificial animal market, the state minister for local government said.
A giant bull named Zayed Khan that drew attention in Lalmonirhat went unsold, and its owner will sacrifice it himself.