Livestock
Chattogram Farms Packed With Cattle as Buyers Skip the Markets
Families in Chattogram are booking sacrificial cattle straight from farms, favouring medium-sized cows as budgets tighten.
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LivestockPatuakhali bull 'Kalo Manik' sold for Tk 20 lakh at Dhaka's Diabari cattle market
Kalo Manik, a black Holstein Friesian bull of about 45 maund raised for seven years in Mirzaganj, Patuakhali, was sold for Tk 20 lakh at the Uttara Diabari market on 24 May 2026, Jagonews24 reported. Its farmer had asked Tk 22 lakh.
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Home Empty for Eid? How to Keep Your Plants Watered
Simple methods such as irrigation spikes, jute rope wicks, upturned bottles and wet newspaper can keep potted plants watered for four to seven days while you are away.
Agribusiness
Trading Picks Up in the Capital, Demand Highest for Medium Cows
Buyers are returning to Dhaka's cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with the strongest demand at Kamalapur for small and medium cows of three to five maunds.
AgribusinessBangladesh Eid cattle markets open slow as fewer sacrifices are feared
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha 2026, high inflation, an economic slowdown and costly fodder cast a slump over Bangladesh's sacrificial animal markets, with fears that sacrifices would fall below 2025's 9.1 million.
LivestockKolkata's Park Circus cattle market not held before Eid-ul-Azha 2026
The Allah Bharosa cattle market on Rifle Range Road in Kolkata's Park Circus was not held ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in 2026; Jagonews24 reported it was shut because of the new state government's strict slaughter and licensing rules.
LivestockNetrokona's 42.5-maund Friesian bull 'Isha Khan' readied for Eid-ul-Azha sale
A Friesian bull named 'Isha Khan', aged three years and eight months and weighing about 42.5 maunds, was being prepared for sale by its owner in Netrokona Sadar before Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026; the district livestock officer put its weight above 1,600 kg.
LivestockTrade yet to pick up at Gabtoli cattle market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026, traders at Dhaka's Gabtoli cattle market had sold only a handful of animals, as buyers looked around and complained that prices were too high.
LivestockHow to Identify Bangladesh's Local Cattle Types at the Eid Cattle Market
With Eid-ul-Azha due on 28 May 2026 and demand for local cattle running high, Jagonews24 set out on 24 May how buyers can tell the country's five local cattle types by coat colour, build and weight, so that a foreign or crossbred animal is not sold to them as local.
AgribusinessFriesian 'Kalo Pahar' draws crowds at Mirsarai's Bortakia market, priced at Tk 7 lakh
At Mirsarai's Bortakia cattle market on 23 May 2026, a farmer asked Tk 7 lakh for 'Kalo Pahar', a Friesian he put at 20 maunds; by evening the best offer was Tk 4.5 lakh.
AgribusinessGabtoli market: 4-maund cattle priced at Tk 1.4 lakh, sales yet to begin
On 23 May 2026, five days before Eid-ul-Azha, sellers at Dhaka's Gabtoli cattle market were asking Tk 1,40,000 to Tk 1,50,000 for cattle yielding four maunds of meat, but few buyers had come and traders blamed rising feed and other costs.
AgribusinessSmall and medium cattle most in demand at Moulvibazar's Eid markets
Five days before Eid-ul-Azha in 2026, small and medium cattle were the animals most in demand at Moulvibazar's markets. Buyers said sellers were asking high prices for them, while the district livestock office counted 74,584 animals prepared, more than the district needed.
LivestockPabna's cattle markets crowded but sales slow ahead of Eid-ul-Adha 2026
On 23 May 2026, cattle markets in Pabna including Pushpapara were full of sacrificial animals but sales were slow, with cattle selling at Tk 30,000 to 35,000 a maund.