How to Recognise an Animal Fit for Qurbani
Buyers should choose a healthy, injury-free sacrificial animal of the right age, avoiding artificially fattened and pregnant animals.
Buyers should choose a healthy, injury-free sacrificial animal of the right age, avoiding artificially fattened and pregnant animals.
Bangladesh has nearly 1.3 crore animals ready for sacrifice at Eid-ul-Azha, well above demand, the fisheries and livestock minister said.
The supply of 1.3 crore cattle will be ensured for the coming Qurbani Eid, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said.
A lawyer has asked the High Court to strike the Aftabnagar cattle market from DSCC's Eid-ul-Azha lease notice, arguing the area falls under the northern city corporation.
LivestockLawyer Md Yunus Ali Akand sent a legal notice in April 2024 asking Dhaka South City Corporation and other authorities not to hold a qurbani cattle market in Aftabnagar, calling the 4 April lease process unlawful.
A writ petition in the High Court seeks orders to stop the collection of hasil at every cattle market in the country and to bar cattle markets at Aftabnagar.
More than 94.43 lakh animals worth over Tk 60,000 crore were sold at cattle markets and online for Eid ul-Adha, according to the Department of Livestock Services.
Many people who sacrificed animals in Dhaka on Eid ul-Adha set off that afternoon for their village homes with meat for their families.
The district and upazila administration in Gaibandha's Sundarganj is selling salt at cattle markets to stop sacrificial animal hides going to waste.
Rain turned Dhaka's cattle markets to mud on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, keeping buyers away and leaving traders fearing losses.
Sellers of hogla mats and khaitta chopping blocks for Eid-ul-Azha say heavy rain in Dhaka has hit sales, while buyers complain prices have risen.
Traders at Dhaka's Gabtali market say downpours on the last day before Eid have driven off buyers and sent cattle prices falling.
Cattle markets stretching for kilometres along the Shanir Akhra-Jatrabari road filled with buyers before Eid, though traders and buyers alike complain about prices.