1 Crore 29 Lakh 80 Thousand 367 Animals Ready for Qurbani
Bangladesh has nearly 1.3 crore animals ready for sacrifice at Eid-ul-Azha, well above demand, the fisheries and livestock minister said.
Bangladesh has nearly 1.3 crore animals ready for sacrifice at Eid-ul-Azha, well above demand, the fisheries and livestock minister said.
The High Court stayed a lease notice for a cattle market in Aftabnagar ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, meaning no market can be held there, lawyers said.
The supply of 1.3 crore cattle will be ensured for the coming Qurbani Eid, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said.
A writ petition in the High Court seeks orders to stop the collection of hasil at every cattle market in the country and to bar cattle markets at Aftabnagar.
Tiger Babu, the largest bull in Sherpur, went unsold at Eid after the best offer in Dhaka reached only Tk 6 lakh against an asking price of Tk 16 lakh.
Seasonal traders at Tangail's biggest hide market in Pakutia fear losses after few buyers turned up and goat skins went free with cow hides.
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.
Many people who sacrificed animals in Dhaka on Eid ul-Adha set off that afternoon for their village homes with meat for their families.
Online sales of sacrificial animals reached 463,096 this year, worth more than Tk 4,231 crore, according to the Department of Livestock Services.
Rain turned Dhaka's cattle markets to mud on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, keeping buyers away and leaving traders fearing losses.
Sellers of hogla mats and khaitta chopping blocks for Eid-ul-Azha say heavy rain in Dhaka has hit sales, while buyers complain prices have risen.
Traders at Dhaka's Gabtali market say downpours on the last day before Eid have driven off buyers and sent cattle prices falling.
With street sales banned in Kolkata, temporary animal markets outside the city are selling local cattle at low prices ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.