AgribusinessOn the afternoon of Eid-ul-Azha 2026, a makeshift market of butchers' trimmed meat on Dhaka's Rampura bridge, where sellers asked Tk 350 to 400 a kilo, drew rickshaw pullers and garment workers who could not afford to offer Qurbani.
Lychee sellers at Dhaka's Sayedabad bus stand did brisk trade with people heading home for Eid, with 100 lychees selling for Tk 250 to Tk 600.
Goat sales picked up at Mirpur-area markets on the last day before Eid-ul-Azha as many middle-income families turned to cheaper sacrificial animals.
Traders who brought cattle from Kapasia and Kanchpur to Dhaka's Kajla-Shanir Akhra market on news of high prices found buyers offering well below cost.
With sacrificial animals bought, many Dhaka families are keeping cows in building garages and makeshift sheds in the days before Eid.
LivestockDhaka North City Corporation administrator Shafiqul Islam Milton said no complaints of extortion had been received from the cattle markets in the two city corporation areas before Eid, and that an allegation of Tk 15,000 per tying-post at Gabtoli was found untrue on investigation.
LivestockA sudden midday downpour on 26 May 2026 turned Dhaka's Shahjahanpur, Kamalapur and Kachukhet sacrificial animal markets to mud, drove buyers away and left traders fearing losses and sick cattle.
Traders bringing sacrificial cattle to Dhaka say truck fares have risen by Tk 6,000 to Tk 8,000 a load since last year because of higher fuel prices.
AgribusinessThree days before Eid-ul-Adha 2026, on 25 May, Dhaka's cattle markets had plenty of animals but little trade, as buyers told Jagonews24 that traders were asking far more than last year for cattle of the same size.
After heavy rain in the morning, buyers crowded into Dhaka's Aftabnagar cattle market by afternoon, though many complained that prices were high.
EnvironmentOn 22 May 2026 the new group Bengal Peace Foundation walked from Ramna Park to the Botanical Garden in Mirpur and showed 100 wildlife photographs by four photographers at Dhaka University's TSC to mark Biodiversity Day.
Sales at Dhaka's North Shahjahanpur cattle market were slow on 22 May as buyers compared prices, with small and medium cattle drawing most interest.
Counterfeiters are targeting cattle markets and other cash hubs before Eid-ul-Azha, prompting raids and a Bangladesh Bank order for detection booths.
