AgribusinessOn 29 May 2026, the day after Eid ul-Adha, Jatrabari's depots in Dhaka had few buyers and no new consignments; one-kg hilsa fell to Tk 1,600-1,800 from Tk 2,200-2,300 and cucumber dropped Tk 40 a kg to Tk 50-60.
The makeshift markets where collected Qurbani meat is sold in Bogura town charged Tk 800 a kg this Eid, out of reach for many buyers.
On the river chars of northern Bangladesh, losses on almost every crop and river erosion meant most families had no animal sacrifice and little to celebrate this Eid-ul-Adha.
VegetablesWith most stalls shut on 29 May 2026, the day after Eid-ul-Adha, vegetable supplies were thin in Rampura, Malibagh, Khilgaon and Banasree, and many vegetables cost Tk 10 to 30 a kg more than before Eid.
A short-lived market for donated Qurbani meat sprang up in Ishwardi on Eid day, with meat selling at Tk 500-550 a kg.
HealthA 14-year-old boy died in Islampur, Jamalpur, on Eid-ul-Azha, 28 May 2026, after a piece of sacrificial beef lodged in his throat during the family meal; the upazila health officer said he died before reaching hospital.
LivestockMore than 200 people in Brahmanbaria were treated in hospital on Eid-ul-Azha, 28 May 2026, after being hurt while slaughtering sacrificial animals and cutting the meat. Most had knife cuts; a few were kicked or shoved by cattle and buffaloes.
LivestockMohammad Selim, a trader from Natore who brought ten cows to Dhaka's Shanir Akhra market before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, told Jago News one of them was stolen late on 26 May; he had sold four.
AgribusinessOn Eid-ul-Azha, 28 May 2026, Qurbani meat collected from homes in Moulvibazar town was sold for Tk 400 to 500 a kg on the Chandnighat bridge, letting people who could not give Qurbani buy meat cheaply.
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.
Member of Parliament Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud took part by hand in clearing waste left by a temporary Qurbani cattle market in Bauphal, Patuakhali, drawing praise from local people.
LivestockOn Eid-ul-Adha, 28 May 2026, traders from Dinajpur, Bhola, Kishoreganj and Munshiganj at Dhaka's Kajla and Shonir Akhra markets said many cows had not sold even at a loss, and they were taking them back to their villages.
Tender and fragrant beef korma brings something special to the Eid table, and can be made at home for guests or family.
