Gaibandha Cattle Markets Full of Local Cows
Gaibandha's Eid-ul-Azha cattle markets are crowded and full of local animals, but buyers are mostly checking prices so far.
Gaibandha's Eid-ul-Azha cattle markets are crowded and full of local animals, but buyers are mostly checking prices so far.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdur Rahman said the country has no shortage of cattle or goats ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and has no need to import cattle.
Bilkis and Faruk, a couple in Shariatpur, have raised a bull of about 20 maunds named 'Bagha' for Qurbani and are asking Tk 10 lakh for him.
Sacrificial animals have started arriving at markets in Jhenaidah ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, but trade has yet to pick up, and the livestock department is urging care with feed in the heat.
Farmers in Noakhali have prepared 1,67,378 animals for Qurbani against demand for 1,36,983, leaving a surplus of 30,395.
Dhaka South City Corporation has put on hold a lease notice for a cattle market at Aftabnagar issued in defiance of the Appellate Division, so no Qurbani market will be held there.
A legal notice alleging contempt of court has been sent over a lease notice for a cattle market at Aftabnagar issued in defiance of an Appellate Division order.
A 950kg red Sahiwal bull named 'Jayed Khan' is on offer at Tk 12 lakh at Nirob Agro Farm in Mirsarai, Chattogram, with a free goat and free home delivery on Chand Raat.
A 25-maund Holstein Friesian bull named Badsha, raised by Gausia Dairy Farm in Rupganj, Narayanganj, is being offered for Tk 10 lakh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Eid-ul-Azha cattle markets have begun in Chandpur, but at the Shafarmali haat ordinary buyers are bargaining and leaving, and traders make up most of the crowd.
Local Government Minister Tajul Islam said no market for sacrificial animal hides may be set up on the Gabtoli bridge in the capital this Eid-ul-Azha.
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said 4,407 cattle markets will be held across the country for Eid-ul-Azha this year.
The Appellate Division has ruled that the Gabtoli cattle market in the capital will remain under film producer and actor Monowar Hossain, alias Dipjol, this Eid-ul-Azha.