AgribusinessAt 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.
Fifty-four students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University are serving as intern vets at Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
LivestockA cattle trader alleged that 36 cattle he was bringing by trawler to the Navana market in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, were forcibly unloaded at a market at Bandar's No. 1 ferry ghat on 23 May 2026. The market's leaseholder said the cattle were released and nobody was beaten; police said the beating was not yet confirmed.
AgribusinessOn 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.
Meherpur's century-old Baradi goat market is bustling ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with buyers most interested in medium-sized goats.
Pink albino buffalo have become a sought-after sacrificial animal on Narayanganj's farms ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
AgribusinessFive 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.
Magura's Ramnagar cattle market is getting busier before Eid-ul-Azha, with more animals than buyers and demand strongest for medium and small cattle.
LivestockOn 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.
LivestockAhead of Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026, farmers at Sherpur's cattle markets said high feed costs and low offers left little profit and feared losses if Indian cattle crossed the border; police said they were working with the BGB to keep cattle smuggling at zero.
Two big bulls named 'Donald Trump' and 'Lalu', raised naturally on a Pirojpur farm, are drawing visitors ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
AgribusinessAt least 10 people were injured, three of them by spears, when two local groups clashed on 22 May 2026 in Baluchar union of Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj, over the lease of the Baluchar cattle market, police and local sources said.
Sales at Dhaka's North Shahjahanpur cattle market were slow on 22 May as buyers compared prices, with small and medium cattle drawing most interest.
