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.
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Animal Husbandry
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.
Crops
Straw Worth Tk 50 Lakh Left Lying in the Fields
Workers harvesting boro paddy in Naogaon cut the stalks halfway up to make carrying easier, leaving about half the straw, valued at around Tk 50 lakh, in the fields.
Livestock
Singra Has Twice as Many Sacrificial Animals as It Needs
Farmers in Singra upazila of Natore have prepared 92,566 animals for Eid-ul-Azha, about twice local demand, and expect trade worth around Tk 200 crore.
Agribusiness
Naogaon Hopes for Tk 3,500 Crore in Eid Livestock Sales
Naogaon farmers have prepared about 7 lakh animals for Eid-ul-Azha and hope for sales worth around Tk 3,500 crore despite higher feed costs.
Agribusiness
Case Filed Over Cattle Imports Through Illegal Holding Points Set Up With Forged Letters
The Home Ministry says a case has been filed against those who forged an official's signature to set up illegal cattle holding points for imports.
Livestock
Heatwave and Load-Shedding Worry Meherpur's Qurbani Cattle Farmers
Farmers in Meherpur who have fattened cattle for Qurbani are anxious as a heatwave and constant power cuts leave animals off their feed and at risk of heatstroke.
Crops
Rising Cattle Feed Prices Squeeze Jhalakathi Farmers Before Eid
Family farmers in Jhalakathi have fattened about 19,000 animals for Eid-ul-Azha, but soaring feed prices are eating into their hopes of a profit.
Agribusiness
Kalu and Chandu Ready, Free Goat With Kalu
A farmer in Kalapara, Patuakhali, has raised two giant bulls, Kalu and Chandu, for Eid-ul-Azha and is offering a free goat to whoever buys Kalu.
Agribusiness
30-maund Rajababu priced at Tk 15 lakh, with a goat thrown in free
A Keshabpur farmer is asking Tk 15 lakh for his 30-maund bull Rajababu ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, and promises a free goat to whoever buys it.
Agribusiness
Cattle prices feared to rise ahead of Eid sacrifice
Repeated rises in cattle feed prices have left farmers struggling and traders fearing that sacrificial cattle will cost more again at this Eid-ul-Azha.
Agrotech
Number of Cattle and Goats in Bangladesh Has Risen
The Agriculture Census 2019 shows the number of cattle, goats, buffaloes and poultry in Bangladesh has increased.
Vegetables
Housewives Transform Vegetable Farming and Livestock Rearing on the Coast
In salt-hit Mongla, where farming and livestock had all but vanished, more than a hundred women are now growing vegetables and rearing goats and sheep.