'Commissioner' Draws Crowds at Mymensingh Cattle Market
A giant bull named 'Commissioner' is the talk of the Mymensingh Circuit House ground market, where its owner is asking Tk 6.8 lakh.
A giant bull named 'Commissioner' is the talk of the Mymensingh Circuit House ground market, where its owner is asking Tk 6.8 lakh.
Most cows at Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets are priced 20 to 30 percent higher than last year, straining limited-income buyers, while traders blame transport and fodder costs.
Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam said on 26 May that no lawlessness on the roads would be tolerated during the Eid journey.
LivestockDhaka North City Corporation administrator Shafiqul Islam Milton said no complaints of extortion had been received from the cattle markets in the two city corporation areas before Eid, and that an allegation of Tk 15,000 per tying-post at Gabtoli was found untrue on investigation.
The government and related agencies are working together to give buyers and sellers a comfortable environment at Dhaka's cattle markets, the state minister for local government said.
LivestockA sudden midday downpour on 26 May 2026 turned Dhaka's Shahjahanpur, Kamalapur and Kachukhet sacrificial animal markets to mud, drove buyers away and left traders fearing losses and sick cattle.
LivestockTwo days before Eid-ul-Azha in 2026, sales were rising at Sherpur's cattle markets and medium-sized cows were in most demand; the district livestock department put demand at 62,000 animals against a supply of about 93,000.
LivestockA buffalo brought for sale at the Sanandabari sacrificial animal market in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, ran out of control on 24 May 2026, injuring at least six people. Police said one died that day and another in hospital on 25 May.
LivestockA woman was gored by a cow at Gharmora Bazar in Homna upazila of Cumilla at noon on 25 May 2026, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, and was declared dead at the upazila health complex, police said.
Finding cattle being sold on the road under a metro station outside Diabari market, the DNCC administrator ordered them removed and warned the lessee.
AgribusinessThree days before Eid-ul-Adha 2026, on 25 May, Dhaka's cattle markets had plenty of animals but little trade, as buyers told Jagonews24 that traders were asking far more than last year for cattle of the same size.
After heavy rain in the morning, buyers crowded into Dhaka's Aftabnagar cattle market by afternoon, though many complained that prices were high.
LivestockThree days before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, a Totapuri goat named 'Sanchay' drew crowds at the Monohar Bazar cattle market in Shariatpur Sadar. Its owner, Kamrul Hasan, asked Tk 1.2 lakh but had not found a buyer at that price by 25 May.