Bhairab Farmer Asks Tk 6 Lakh for 22.5-Maund Bull Raja Babu
Ashraful Alam Rujen of Bhairab has raised a 900kg Friesian bull named Raja Babu on home-grown feed and will sell it for Tk 6 lakh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Ashraful Alam Rujen of Bhairab has raised a 900kg Friesian bull named Raja Babu on home-grown feed and will sell it for Tk 6 lakh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
The Mango Special train has begun carrying sacrificial animals from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka, sending 81 cattle and goats in four wagons.
Sales of sacrificial animals have yet to pick up in Rajshahi, where traders complain of low prices amid a surplus of animals.
A sacrificial animal market in Singra, Natore, is running cashless, with cattle payments made through the mobile financial service Nagad.
With Eid-ul-Azha four days away, here is advice on looking after and feeding sacrificial animals from purchase to slaughter.
Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said the corporation now has more trucks and equipment than ever and aims to clear sacrificial waste within 24 hours.
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam announced a six-hour target for clearing sacrificial waste this Eid-ul-Azha as 40 new trucks joined the fleet.
Demand for sacrificial goats has risen at Dhaka's Gabtoli market, where local goats sell for anything from Tk 8,000 to Tk 1.5 lakh.
Lal Chan, a bull of about 25 maunds raised on natural feed in Bhola Sadar, is drawing crowds, and its owner wants Tk 15 lakh for it at the Eid market.
With four days to Eid-ul-Azha, cattle are pouring into Dhaka's Gabtoli market, but bargaining is intense and no animal is available for less than Tk 80,000.
Sacrificial animal markets are filling up at 57 sites across Sirajganj's nine upazilas, though buyers and sellers have complaints about prices.
Nilphamari's sacrificial animal markets are bustling ahead of Eid, but buyers and traders complain of tolls above the government rate.
Two goats weighing two maunds each, named Tiger and Laltu, have been brought to a Rajshahi market, drawing crowds and offers well below the asking price.