Salahuddin's Bull to Be Sold for Tk 4 Lakh
A 16-maund black-and-white bull raised by Md Salah Uddin in Guimara is drawing crowds, and he wants to sell it for Tk 4 lakh.
A 16-maund black-and-white bull raised by Md Salah Uddin in Guimara is drawing crowds, and he wants to sell it for Tk 4 lakh.
Twenty-two teams of vets have joined Dhaka's cattle markets to check animal health and spot animals unfit for Qurbani.
Buyers at Habiganj's cattle markets say prices are too high, while farmers blame dearer feed, leaving sales slow despite plentiful animals.
The Rapid Action Battalion has launched drives with magistrates and vets at Dhaka's cattle markets to find animals fattened with drugs.
Buyers in Manikganj are going back to physical markets this year, and the livestock department's online platform has sold only four cattle.
Bangladesh Bank has told branches near Dhaka's cattle markets to stay open until 8pm for three days to help buyers and sellers handle cash before Eid.
Online Qurbani cattle sales are down this year as fraud fears linger, while officials stress safeguards on the government-backed Digital Haat.
Three big cattle named Raja Babu, Dipjol and Kabila are drawing attention at the Shahjahanpur market in Dhaka, with Raja Babu priced at Tk 15 lakh.
A sacrificial animal market has been set up on a school ground in Lakshmipur Sadar with the head teacher's consent, though the UNO says a head teacher has no power to allow it.
Police, detectives and RAB are working together to secure Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets, with control rooms, CCTV, watch towers and booths to detect fake notes.
Big cattle are finding few takers at Dhaka's Gabtoli market, where traders hope the two days before Eid will bring the buyers they need.
Three days before Eid-ul-Azha, cattle markets across Jhalakathi are full of animals but sales are slow because buyers are few.
Shariatpur farmer Sultan Ojha wants Tk 10 lakh for Sultan Raja, a 30-maund Friesian bull he has raised for two and a half years and bathes with shampoo every day.