LivestockState Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku called on scientists at the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute to meet the livestock sector's entire vaccine demand from domestic production. He said hatching eggs have been exported to Nigeria.
LivestockFarmers in five Rangpur upazilas were replacing rice with Napier grass, Jagonews24 reported in May 2026; by the district livestock office's figures the area grew from 107.40 acres in 2023-24 to more than 137.90 acres in 2025-26.
AgribusinessBefore Eid-ul-Azha 2026, a Jagonews24 report found that although sheep are fully valid for sacrifice in Islam, the social pull of big animals, eating habits and the lack of an organised market kept demand low, leaving char and coastal farmers short of buyers.
LivestockCattle fed only rice straw grow slowly and earn their owners little. A balanced ration of protein, energy, minerals, vitamins and clean water, planned with the upazila livestock office, can raise growth and milk and cut feed cost.
LivestockThe Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute said in June 2020 it had developed a chicken that looks like the local bird and, by its account, falls ill less often and needs fewer drugs; Aftab Hatchery signed an agreement to be its sole marketer.
