Agribusiness
30,000 Cattle Return Unsold Amid Low Prices and Few Buyers, Pabna Farmers Worried
Few buyers and prices below expectations forced Pabna farmers to bring about 30,000 cattle home unsold from Eid-ul-Azha haats.
Tags
Pabna
Crops
Litchi Festival Opens in Ishwardi Today, Two Ministers to Attend
Ishwardi in Pabna, known as the country's litchi capital, opens its traditional Litchi Festival and Agricultural Trade Fair today, with two ministers due to attend.
Fruits
Ishwardi Litchi Markets Buzz, Growers Happy Despite Low Prices
A record litchi crop in Ishwardi has pushed prices below last year's, but growers say bigger yields and brisk sales leave them satisfied.
LivestockHome-Reared Rooster for a Son-in-Law Is Now Just a Story in Pabna
In Pabna villages the big deshi rooster was once saved for the son-in-law. By June 2026 such birds were scarce, selling at Tk 740-750 a kg in town.
LivestockIshwardi's Eid-day market for donated Qurbani meat sells at Tk 500-550 a kg
On the afternoon of Eid-ul-Azha, 28 May 2026, a short-lived market for donated Qurbani meat formed again around Ishwardi's Rail Gate, Fakirer Bottola and railway station, where day butchers and people given meat sold it at Tk 500 to Tk 550 a kilogram.
AgribusinessBull Priced at Tk 16 Lakh Sells for Tk 7 Lakh at Dhaka's Sun Valley Cattle Market
On 27 May 2026, the day before Eid-ul-Adha, Pabna trader Bahar Ali sold the bull he had first priced at Tk 16 lakh for Tk 7 lakh at the Sun Valley sand-field market next to Aftabnagar; his second bull, first priced at Tk 15 lakh, was still unsold.
AgribusinessTwo big cows from Pabna, priced at up to Tk 11 lakh, draw crowds at a Dhaka cattle market
Before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, a Pabna trader at the Sun Valley Balur Math market near Aftabnagar in Dhaka asked Tk 11 lakh and Tk 10 lakh for two large cows he said were Brahman and would give up to 25 maunds of meat; buyers called the prices out of reach.
FruitsRecord litchi crop in Ishwardi as branches break under the fruit's weight
In May 2026 growers in Ishwardi, Pabna, reported their biggest litchi crop ever, with trees that once bore 3,000 fruits carrying more than 10,000. The upazila agriculture officer expected three times the previous year's yield and over Tk 700 crore in trade, though prices were a little lower.
LivestockPabna's cattle markets crowded but sales slow ahead of Eid-ul-Adha 2026
On 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.
Flowers
Pair of Pink Buffaloes Catch the Eye Ahead of Eid in Ishwardi
A pair of rare pink albino buffaloes at a dairy farm in Ishwardi, Pabna, are drawing buyers and onlookers before Eid-ul-Azha.
Livestock
Crowds but Few Buyers at Ishwardi's Aronkola Cattle Market
Large numbers of cattle and visitors filled the Aronkola market in Ishwardi, Pabna, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, but sales were slow and buyers and sellers disagreed over prices.
Fruits
Immature Litchis Flood Ishwardi Markets, Putting Children's Health at Risk
Orchard owners and traders in Pabna's Ishwardi are picking sour, immature litchis early for profit, and doctors warn eating them can cause serious health problems in children.
FruitsSevere drought sheds young litchi fruit in Ishwardi, growers fear losses
A long heatwave and drought in April 2026 were shedding litchi fruitlets in Ishwardi, Pabna, after a record bloom, with the local Mozaffarpuri variety worst hit. Officials urged regular irrigation.