Livestock
Dhaka's High-Rises Become 'Cowsheds'
With sacrificial animals bought, many Dhaka families are keeping cows in building garages and makeshift sheds in the days before Eid.
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Agribusiness
Few Buyers at Market as Cattle Prices 'Fall' on the Last Day
Traders at Dhaka's Gabtoli market say rain and a shortage of buyers caused cattle prices to collapse on the last day before Eid, to buyers' relief.
AgribusinessDhaka buyers now take Qurbani cows home by pickup, not on foot
Two days before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, a Jago News reporter who spent an hour on roads in Lalbagh, Dhanmondi, Ramna and Tejgaon on 26 May saw buyers bringing home only eight to ten cows, and only one of them was walked home.
Crops
Chui Jhal in Demand Ahead of Eid Sacrifice
Demand for chui jhal, the traditional climbing-vine spice used to flavour beef in the Khulna region, has soared in Bagerhat ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, pushing up prices.
Livestock
Cows Arrive by the Truckload as Families Flock to Dholaikhal Market
Both sides of Dholaikhal road in Old Dhaka are lined with cows as trucks arrive from the districts and families turn a trip to the market into part of their Eid celebration.
Livestock
Eid Congregation Held Early in a Faridpur Village, Sacrifice Tomorrow
The pir of the Ramchandrapur Darbar Sharif in Sadarpur, Faridpur, and his followers offered Eid-ul-Azha prayers on 26 May, a day before the rest of the country, and will sacrifice animals the next morning.
LivestockLast-minute Eid trading picks up at Madaripur cattle markets
Two days before Eid-ul-Azha, on 26 May 2026, Madaripur's cattle markets were crowded; the district had 72,495 animals ready against a demand of 66,880, and an 18-maund Holstein Friesian bull drew buyers at Habiganj market.
LivestockNo Extortion Complaints at Dhaka Cattle Markets, Says DNCC Administrator
Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Shafiqul Islam Milton said no complaints of extortion had been received from the cattle markets in the two city corporation areas before Eid, and that an allegation of Tk 15,000 per tying-post at Gabtoli was found untrue on investigation.
Livestock
Government Working to Ensure a Comfortable Environment at Cattle Markets
The government and related agencies are working together to give buyers and sellers a comfortable environment at Dhaka's cattle markets, the state minister for local government said.
Agribusiness
Traders Pay Tk 6,000-8,000 More to Bring Cattle to Dhaka
Traders bringing sacrificial cattle to Dhaka say truck fares have risen by Tk 6,000 to Tk 8,000 a load since last year because of higher fuel prices.
Agribusiness
Price Stand-off Keeps Sacrificial Animal Markets From Picking Up
A wide gap between what traders ask and what buyers offer has kept sales slow at Dhaka's Kachukhet sacrificial animal market.
LivestockWhy sacrificial hides need care: salt, prices and Bangladesh's leather trade
Three days before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, columnist Ahsan Habib Barun argued in Jagonews24 that late or careless salting wastes huge numbers of hides every year, as the government handed out Tk 17.6 crore of free salt and set new prices.
EnvironmentRangpur City Corporation sets 12-hour target to clear sacrificial waste
Three days before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, Rangpur City Corporation's administrator, Mahfuz Un Nabi Don, said on 25 May that sacrificial waste could be cleared within 12 hours if cleaners worked sincerely, as 855 cleaners received Tk 5,000 each as an Eid gift.