'Pink Buffaloes' the Star Attraction at Shahjahanpur Market
A trader's two pale pink buffaloes, brought from India as calves, are drawing crowds at the Shahjahanpur market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
A trader's two pale pink buffaloes, brought from India as calves, are drawing crowds at the Shahjahanpur market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Small and medium cattle at Dhaka's Gabtoli market cost far more than last year, and traders blame dearer meat, feed and transport.
A 10-foot-long bull at a Rampal farm, said to be Bagerhat's biggest, is on offer for Tk 10 lakh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Farmers in Shariatpur welcome higher cattle prices, but buyers say their budgets fall short and sales remain slow.
Khulna's mayor opened the week-long Joragate cattle market and told organisers to collect tolls honestly and prevent harassment.
Pirojpur's cattle markets are busy before Eid, but buyers complain that prices are far higher than last year.
A buffalo farm in Ashulia is rearing more than 300 buffaloes for Eid, including two Jafarabadi bulls weighing over 1,000 kg each.
Lakshmipur has more big cattle than usual for Eid-ul-Azha, from 'Bahadur' at Tk 15 lakh to 'King' at Tk 40 lakh.
A Mujibnagar farmer is asking Tk 35 lakh for his 60-maund bull as Meherpur readies a large surplus of sacrificial animals.
Cows and goats have begun reaching Dhaka's 19 Eid cattle markets a day before sales officially open.
Two large bulls named after a film and a film personality are drawing hundreds of visitors to a Narayanganj farm before Eid-ul-Azha.
Rain and hill torrents from upstream have flooded Sunamganj's lowlands, leaving livestock farmers who hoped to profit at Eid-ul-Azha in deep trouble.
A lessee set up a cattle market on the field of Moshiur Rahman Degree College in Nilphamari Sadar without permission, with cattle even tied to the college's Shaheed Minar.