Leases for 19 Dhaka Cattle Markets Finalised, Diabari Fetches Highest Bid
Dhaka's two city corporations have leased 19 of 27 planned temporary cattle markets for Eid-ul-Azha, with retenders under way for the rest.
Dhaka's two city corporations have leased 19 of 27 planned temporary cattle markets for Eid-ul-Azha, with retenders under way for the rest.
With crowds building at cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a few simple checks can help buyers avoid being cheated and choose a healthy, suitable animal.
A farmer in Mirzaganj, Patuakhali, is asking Tk 22 lakh for Kalo Manik, a 45-maund bull once gifted to Khaleda Zia.
Simple dos and don'ts can help buyers get a healthy sacrificial animal at a fair price and stay safe at crowded markets.
Families and children are flocking to Samrai Cattle Farm in Hatirjheel to see and buy sacrificial animals before Eid-ul-Azha.
LivestockAhead of Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026, Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka had 51,508 animals ready for Qurbani, about 17,000 above local demand, and its livestock officer estimated sales of Tk 500 crore to Tk 600 crore.
A Magura farmer who spends Tk 800 a day feeding his 20-maund bull Kalu is worried because buyers have not yet offered the price he hopes for ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Jamalpur's livestock farmers have a large surplus of animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and are worried by feed costs, but many see hope in selling cattle online.
With cattle markets filling up before Eid-ul-Azha, a Bangladesh Agricultural University professor has warned that infected animals could spread anthrax to people and other livestock.
Two Holstein Friesian bulls named Mama and Bhagne, raised on natural feed at a Bagerhat farm, have become the district's biggest attraction ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Five bulls weighing more than 1,000 kg each, raised by Habibur Rahman Misbah, known nationally as 'Kuakata Huzur', are the talk of Kuakata's Eid cattle market.
Leaders of the BNP and its affiliates are accused of controlling the leasing of Bogura's cattle markets before Eid-ul-Azha by managing rival bidders and filing single tenders.
LivestockAt the Chattogram district law and order committee meeting on 10 May 2026, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zahidul Islam Mia ordered that no Eid-ul-Azha cattle markets be held beside roads, highways or railway lines. The meeting also called for a special drive to recover illegal arms, safe ferry crossings and price control.