Livestock
Crowds Gather to See 'Raja' and 'Badsha' at Narayanganj Market
Two bulls named Raja and Badsha, brought from Santhia in Pabna, are drawing crowds at the Fatullah DIT cattle market in Narayanganj.
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Livestock market
Flowers
Eye-Catching Pink Buffalo to Be Sold for Qurbani
Pink-coloured buffalo, rare in Bangladesh, are catching the eye of Qurbani buyers at several farms near the Aronkola market in Ishwardi, Pabna.
Livestock
Fodder Crisis Floods Qurbani Market With Cattle, but Buyers Are Few
With floods destroying grazing land and straw, farmers in Kurigram are bringing large numbers of cattle to the Jatrapur market, but buyers are scarce.
Vegetables
'Shakib Khan' and 'Zayed Khan' at a Brahmanbaria Cattle Market
Two bulls named after Dhaka film heroes Shakib Khan and Zayed Khan are the centre of attention at a cattle market in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria.
Crops
Bull Named Don Catches the Eye in Madhukhali
A 20-maund Friesian bull named Don, owned by farmer Md Halim Sheikh, is drawing crowds in Madhukhali, Faridpur, ahead of the Qurbani Eid.
Livestock
Widow Asma Worked in Others' Homes to Feed Her Bull Raja
Asma Begum, a widow from Gangni in Meherpur, worked in other people's homes to feed her huge bull Raja and hopes selling it at Gabtoli will free her from debt and poverty.
Agribusiness
'Barishaler Boss', the District's Biggest Bull
A 55-maund bull called 'Barishaler Boss', raised on a farm in Agailjhara and priced at Tk 35 lakh, is the biggest in Barishal district, the district livestock officer says.
Livestock
'Digital Payment Booths' Open at Six Dhaka Cattle Markets
Dhaka North City Corporation has opened digital payment booths at six cattle markets to make Qurbani transactions safe and easy.
Agribusiness
More Lookers Than Buyers; Demand Is for Medium Local Cows
At Gabtali, Dhaka's only permanent cattle market, visitors outnumber buyers five days before Eid, and higher fodder costs have pushed up prices.
Agribusiness
Sonakhali's Cattle Head to Dhaka Over the Padma Bridge
Farmers in Sonakhali village, Kotalipara, began selling cattle a month early this year as traders take their grass-fed cows to Dhaka over the Padma Bridge.
Fruits
Apples and Malta on the Menu for 37-Maund 'Sultan'
A poor farmer in Rangpur's Kaunia is asking Tk 12 lakh for Sultan, a 37-maund bull whose diet includes apples and malta.
Agribusiness
Short-Tempered Bull 'Cheeta' to Be Sold for Nearly Tk 3 Lakh
A farmer in Jamalpur's Madarganj is selling his black-and-white, short-tempered bull "Cheeta" for Qurbani.
Agribusiness
Temporary Fodder Markets Get Busy Ahead of Qurbani
Temporary fodder stalls have sprung up around Dhaka's Qurbani cattle markets, where sellers and buyers say prices are well above last year's.