LivestockKalo Manik, a black Holstein Friesian bull of about 45 maund raised for seven years in Mirzaganj, Patuakhali, was sold for Tk 20 lakh at the Uttara Diabari market on 24 May 2026, Jagonews24 reported. Its farmer had asked Tk 22 lakh.
AgribusinessAhead of Eid-ul-Azha 2026, high inflation, an economic slowdown and costly fodder cast a slump over Bangladesh's sacrificial animal markets, with fears that sacrifices would fall below 2025's 9.1 million.
AgribusinessFive days before Eid-ul-Azha in 2026, small and medium cattle were the animals most in demand at Moulvibazar's markets. Buyers said sellers were asking high prices for them, while the district livestock office counted 74,584 animals prepared, more than the district needed.
LivestockDepartment of Livestock Services figures show 5.659 million cattle were sacrificed in 2019 but only 4.65 million in 2025; with rearing costs up and buyers switching to goats, marginal farmers say they are cutting back on cattle.
AgribusinessOn 21 May 2026, buyers at Rajshahi's City Haat crowded around medium cattle priced at Tk 80,000 to Tk 1 lakh, while the district had about 92,000 more sacrificial animals than it needed.
AgribusinessIn May 2026 the Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association asked to import beef to bring prices down, but the livestock ministry said more than 2.5 million animals are left over after the Eid sacrifice and imports are not needed.
AgribusinessAkij Agro Feed Limited, the feed company of Akij Resource, honoured 34 of its top business partners at a ceremony in Banani, Dhaka, on 11 April 2026. The company says it began operating in January 2025 and now sells 67 feed products.
Hilsa production fell to 5 lakh tonnes in the 2024-25 fiscal year, the lowest in eight years, and the fisheries minister calls raising it a huge challenge.
LivestockOn a layer farm in Chapatala village, Bagerhat Sadar, about 8,000 White Leghorn hens died between December 2025 and February 2026. The farmer suspected bird flu; the upazila livestock officer said samples were being tested and the cause would be known only from the laboratory results.
CookingOn 13 February 2026 Jagonews24 published a home recipe for golap jam (gulab jamun) made with milk powder, flour, baking powder and ghee, fried and soaked in sugar syrup.
EnvironmentThe Planning Commission objected to Tk 15.74 crore for consultants in a Tk 42.64 crore Department of Livestock Services project to vaccinate Dhaka's stray dogs against rabies, Jagonews24 reported in January 2026; officials said experts and field services were needed.
FisheriesIn a Jagonews24 opinion piece of 17 December 2025, writer Md. Rahmat Ullah argued that fish and poultry feed makers should answer to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock alone, not to both it and BSTI.
LivestockIn December 2025 intern veterinarian Md Rajibul Islam told Jagonews24 how to house, feed and watch over cattle, calves and pregnant cows in the cold; veterinary references and Bangladeshi law add the context.
