Cattle markets in Rajshahi begin to fill up
Rajshahi has raised more sacrificial animals than it needs this year, and its surplus cattle and goats will also meet demand in other districts.
Rajshahi has raised more sacrificial animals than it needs this year, and its surplus cattle and goats will also meet demand in other districts.
A Keshabpur farmer is asking Tk 15 lakh for his 30-maund bull Rajababu ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, and promises a free goat to whoever buys it.
A writ petition in the High Court seeks a halt to the hasil (toll) that market lessees charge on sales of sacrificial animals at Eid.
A columnist describes a trip to a Dhaka kitchen market where onions, lentils, green chillies, soybean oil and beef have all become harder to afford, and blames traders' syndicates and the government.
Dhaka's two city corporations are preparing 16 temporary cattle markets for Eid-ul-Azha, eight each, and have invited tenders to lease them.
The much-talked-about 50-maund bull Kalo Manik of Trishal in Mymensingh went unsold again this year, leaving its owner struggling with feed costs.
Dhaka South City Corporation removed about 21,000 tonnes of qurbani waste to the Matuail central landfill over three days.
With supply short of demand, cattle and goats sold at high prices at Dhaka's Gabtoli market on the second day of Eid-ul-Azha.
Traders with unsold big cattle were still waiting at Dhaka's Gabtoli market on Eid-ul-Azha day, while buyers came looking for big animals at lower prices.
Cleaning up blood and waste after slaughter is the biggest challenge of Eid-ul-Azha, and every household can play its part with a few simple steps.
High cattle prices have left buyers worried in Kolkata ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with traders blaming low supply.
A bull called Kalapahar that was offered Tk 12 lakh in Jashore has drawn a top offer of only Tk 6 lakh at Dhaka's Gabtoli market.
On the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, Dhaka's Gabtoli market was still busy, with big cattle selling cheaply and small cattle a little dearer.