Small livestock, poultry and fish farmers say a handful of feed makers are pushing up prices at will, even as the main raw materials have got cheaper, and many have closed their farms.
The number of raids against wildlife crime in Bangladesh is falling steadily, and officials blame a lack of money and manpower.
Veterinary medical teams will provide first aid and advice at sacrificial animal markets across Bangladesh, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said.
The fisheries and livestock minister said this year's Eid-ul-Azha sacrifice would rely on locally produced animals and that smuggled cattle would be treated as illegal.
A young man in Patuakhali who began keeping 16 quails as a hobby now runs a 3,200-bird commercial farm that is inspiring others to take up quail rearing.
Bangladesh has nearly 1.3 crore animals ready for sacrifice at Eid-ul-Azha, well above demand, the fisheries and livestock minister said.
The supply of 1.3 crore cattle will be ensured for the coming Qurbani Eid, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said.
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said the government has begun using digital technology and services to conserve wildlife and ensure coexistence between people and animals.
The High Court has stayed the issuing and renewal of private licences for elephants used in circuses and extortion, meaning they can no longer be used for such commercial work.
A snake catcher rescued a venomous cobra of six to seven feet from the Fulgazi upazila parishad premises in Feni, and officials say snakes have become more common on the site.
A mobile court in Chandanaish jailed bus driver Md Jasim Uddin for two months after an endangered black langur was recovered from his bus.
As World Tiger Day is marked, Bangladesh's Sundarbans tiger numbers remain far from the 2010 doubling goal and the exact current count is unknown.
More than 94.43 lakh animals worth over Tk 60,000 crore were sold at cattle markets and online for Eid ul-Adha, according to the Department of Livestock Services.
