Agribusiness
'I Don't Think I Can Sell All My Cows and Go Home': Few Buyers at Kalshi Market
Sellers at Kalshi cattle market in Mirpur fear losses as buyers offer far below asking prices ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
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Agribusiness
Cattle Markets Beside Highways Will Not Be Tolerated: Minister
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam said cattle markets and bazaars beside highways will not be accepted, and a decision on the BRT project will follow Eid.
LivestockTrade yet to pick up at Gabtoli cattle market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026, traders at Dhaka's Gabtoli cattle market had sold only a handful of animals, as buyers looked around and complained that prices were too high.
Livestock
RAB Monitoring to Stop Cattle Trucks Being Forced to Particular Markets
RAB's director general said the force is watching to prevent cattle trucks being forced to particular markets and has stepped up patrols before Eid.
LivestockLivestock minister outlines cattle market security and fake-note checks before Eid
On 24 May 2026, after visiting the Diabari cattle market in Dhaka, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Aminur Rashid said the government had installed machines to detect counterfeit notes, provided banking services at the markets and deployed personnel to keep traders, farmers and buyers safe until Eid.
LivestockHow to Identify Bangladesh's Local Cattle Types at the Eid Cattle Market
With Eid-ul-Azha due on 28 May 2026 and demand for local cattle running high, Jagonews24 set out on 24 May how buyers can tell the country's five local cattle types by coat colour, build and weight, so that a foreign or crossbred animal is not sold to them as local.
Agribusiness
Digital Cattle Markets Dominate Sacrificial Animal Sales
Online sellers of sacrificial animals say most of their stock sold out early this year, as buyers seek convenience and transparent live-weight pricing.
Livestock18-maund 'Bhoyonkor' and 17-maund 'Badsha Babu' priced at Tk 16 lakh in Kalapara
Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha 2026, a farm in Mohipur, Kalapara, Patuakhali, asked Tk 16 lakh for two big bulls, the Friesian 'Bhoyonkor' and the Sahiwal 'Badsha Babu', which it said were raised on natural feed over four years.
Crops
SAU Students Provide Veterinary Services at Dhaka's Eid Cattle Markets
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.
Agribusiness
Buyers Tour Markets to Check Prices, Small and Medium Cattle in Demand
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.
Agribusiness
Indian Cattle on the Rise at Rajshahi Market, Farmers Worried
Local farmers at Rajshahi's City Haat fear losses as Indian cattle appear ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, while officials insist none are allowed in.
LivestockEid cattle sacrifices down a million from 2019 as small farmers count the cost
Department of Livestock Services figures show 5.659 million cattle were sacrificed in 2019 but only 4.65 million in 2025; with rearing costs up and buyers switching to goats, marginal farmers say they are cutting back on cattle.
Livestock
Border Tightened, No Indian Cattle at the Markets
Tighter border surveillance has kept Indian cattle out of Panchagarh's Eid markets this year, leaving them full of local cattle and relieving farmers.