Livestock
Healthy Qurbani Animals and Hassle-Free Markets
Bangladesh now has a surplus of sacrificial animals, and the government has taken steps against harmful fattening and to make cattle markets hassle-free.
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Trader Beaten for Not Taking Cattle to Market, Five Including Jubo League Leader Held
Police have held five people, including a Jubo League leader, after a cattle trader was allegedly beaten in Dhaka's Shukrabad for not taking his cattle to their sacrificial animal market.
Agribusiness
Rajarhat Hide Traders Face a Triple Crisis
Hide traders at Jashore's Rajarhat, the south-west's largest rawhide market, are preparing for the post-Eid market while facing unpaid dues, price uncertainty and costly salt.
Livestock
Few Buyers at Chuadanga Cattle Markets
With a week to Eid, Chuadanga's farmers say buyers are scarce and some are taking animals home unsold.
Livestock
Strict Action for Extortion From Cattle Trucks: DMP Commissioner
Dhaka's police chief warned against extortion from cattle trucks and set out security and traffic rules for the capital's Eid markets.
Livestock
Local Cattle Markets Busy in Khagrachhari
Buyers from the plains are flocking to Khagrachhari's hill markets for local cattle raised without fattening drugs, though prices are up this year.
Agribusiness
Natore's Cattle Market Yet to Pick Up
The north's biggest cattle market in Natore is slow before Eid, and buyers and sellers accuse the lessee of overcharging tolls.
Agribusiness
Student's Hobby Bull 'Badshah' Priced at Tk 14 Lakh
A university student who bought a bull on impulse three years ago is now asking Tk 14 lakh for the 980 kg animal.
Livestock
Savar Tannery Estate Ready for Eid Hides
Savar's tanneries have stocked salt and chemicals and lined up extra workers to handle the Eid-ul-Azha rawhide collection.
Livestock
Payments at Smart Cattle Markets Will Be Made Smartly: Mayor Atiq
Dhaka North's mayor says eight of its temporary Eid cattle markets will run as cashless 'smart haats', with a Tk 150 crore transaction target.
Livestock
One More Temporary Cattle Market to Be Set Up in Dhaka North
Dhaka North will have one more temporary sacrificial animal market, and no market beyond its approved ones, the mayor said.
Livestock
10 Banks to Offer Digital Payments at Dhaka North Cattle Markets
Banks, card schemes and mobile money providers will run digital payment services at Dhaka North City Corporation's sacrificial animal markets.
Agribusiness
Two Workers Tend 'Kalo Manik', Whose Feed Costs Tk 1,500 a Day
A four-year-old black Friesian bull weighing 30 maunds is drawing visitors in Shayestaganj, with its owners asking Tk 16 lakh.