Agribusiness
With Few Buyers, Traders Take Goats From Markets to Neighbourhoods
Short of buyers at the markets on the eve of Eid, goat traders walked their animals through Dhaka's neighbourhoods, where residents found lower prices.
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Livestock
Agribusiness
'Some Say Not One Sold, Others Say We Are Selling at a Loss'
Three days of continuous rain before Eid-ul-Azha kept buyers away from Dhaka's Shahjahanpur and Kamalapur markets, leaving traders facing losses.
Crops
Add Beef Bhuna Khichuri to Your Eid Menu
Beef bhuna khichuri, made with fragrant rice, lentils, ghee and spiced beef, offers a change from polao or biryani on the Eid table.
Livestock
Narsingdi's Toll-Free Cattle Market Draws Crowds of Buyers
A cattle market in Karimpur, Narsingdi, where buyers and sellers pay no fee, drew large crowds ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Agribusiness
'My Wife Is Calling From Home, Telling Me to Bring the Cows Back'
Traders who brought cattle from Kapasia and Kanchpur to Dhaka's Kajla-Shanir Akhra market on news of high prices found buyers offering well below cost.
Livestock
Dhaka's High-Rises Become 'Cowsheds'
With sacrificial animals bought, many Dhaka families are keeping cows in building garages and makeshift sheds in the days before Eid.
Agribusiness
56-Maund 'Kalo Manik' Sold, Will Be Fed to Orphans
After two years of buyers failing to return, Tangail farmer Hamida Akter sold her giant bull Manik to a foundation that will feed its meat to orphans.
Fisheries
Minister Urges People to Perform Sacrifice in an Eco-Friendly Way
Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid called on people to perform the Eid sacrifice cleanly, hygienically and in an environmentally friendly way.
Agribusiness
Dumba Buyers Scarce at Gabtoli Market, Farm Worried About Sales
High prices and weak interest left dumba sellers at Dhaka's Gabtoli market struggling to find buyers on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha.
Agribusiness
Few Buyers at Market as Cattle Prices 'Fall' on the Last Day
Traders at Dhaka's Gabtoli market say rain and a shortage of buyers caused cattle prices to collapse on the last day before Eid, to buyers' relief.
Agribusiness
Sheep Sit Silent at Eid Markets: Religiously Approved, but Little Demand
Although sheep are fully acceptable for sacrifice in Islam, social culture, eating habits and market structure keep demand low at Bangladesh's Eid markets.
Livestock
Muddy Markets, and Buyers and Sellers Can't Agree on Prices
Rain turned the Kajla and Shanir Akhra cattle markets in Jatrabari into mud a day before Eid-ul-Azha, and buyers and traders were far apart on prices.
Livestock
Shahjahanpur and Kamalapur Cattle Markets Busy Despite Rain and Mud
Sudden midday rain brought mud and hardship to Dhaka's Shahjahanpur and Kamalapur cattle markets on 26 May, but trading picked up again in the afternoon and evening.