Agribusiness
45,000 More Animals Than Needed, but Buyers Scarce at Markets
Mymensingh has a surplus of sacrificial animals, but at the district's biggest cattle market buyers are scarce and farmers are getting low offers.
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Qurbani
Livestock
Leases for 19 Dhaka Cattle Markets Finalised, Diabari Fetches Highest Bid
Dhaka's two city corporations have leased 19 of 27 planned temporary cattle markets for Eid-ul-Azha, with retenders under way for the rest.
Agribusiness
Let People Not Be Sacrificed
A columnist argues that smuggled cattle, on top of a surplus of sacrificial animals, could drive Bangladesh's livestock farmers into losses this Eid.
Agribusiness
"I Won't Sell My Cattle Unless I Get My Target Price"
The traditional Bamondi-Nishipur cattle market in Meherpur is busy ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, but with more sellers than buyers, farmers facing high feed costs say offers are too low.
LivestockDhamrai readies 51,508 animals for Eid; livestock officer expects Tk 600 crore sales
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026, Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka had 51,508 animals ready for Qurbani, about 17,000 above local demand, and its livestock officer estimated sales of Tk 500 crore to Tk 600 crore.
Livestock
Farmer in a Bind Over "Kalu", a Bull That Eats Tk 800 of Feed a Day
A Magura farmer who spends Tk 800 a day feeding his 20-maund bull Kalu is worried because buyers have not yet offered the price he hopes for ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Livestock
Rajababu, Faridpur's Biggest Bull, Draws Crowds Before Reaching Market
A 30-maund bull named Rajababu, raised for three and a half years by a Nagarkanda farmer, is the biggest Qurbani animal in Faridpur this year, and people crowd daily to see it.
LivestockBuffaloes nicknamed 'Trump' and 'Netanyahu' readied for Qurbani in Narayanganj
Two albino buffaloes that herdsmen at a farm in Bandar, Narayanganj, had nicknamed 'Donald Trump' and 'Netanyahu' drew crowds before Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026, while the district livestock officer said the district had more sacrificial animals than it needed.
Agribusiness
Cattle Stay in 'Hotels' at Tk 200 a Day
About 70 'cattle hotels', known locally as khatals, have grown up around the Satmail cattle market in Sharsha, Jashore, housing traders' animals for a daily fee.
Agribusiness
Indian Cattle a 'Thorn' in Bhairab Farmers' Hopes of Profit
Farmers in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, have more than 28,000 animals ready for Eid-ul-Azha but fear that feed costs and cattle imports from India will eat into their profits.
LivestockLalmonirhat farm readies a bull it calls 'Zayed Khan' for Eid-ul-Azha
In April 2026 a Burma-breed bull raised for five and a half years on lawyer Mazmul Pramanik's farm in Dauljor, Aditmari, Lalmonirhat, was offered for Eid-ul-Azha at an asking price of Tk 12 lakh. Farm workers had named it 'Zayed Khan'.
Agribusiness
'Kalapahar' Heads Back to Naogaon After Finding No Buyer
A 1,246kg bull nicknamed Kalapahar is going home to Naogaon unsold after buyers at Dhaka's Bhatara 100 Feet market offered no more than Tk 3.5 lakh.
Agribusiness
Traders Find No Buyers for Cattle Even After Cutting Prices
Traders at the temporary cattle market in Merul Badda found few buyers on Friday and could not sell large cows even at prices well below the previous day's offers.