Hill Cattle in High Demand at Rangamati's Sacrificial Animal Market
Hill cattle raised on natural fodder are topping buyers' lists at the sacrificial animal market in Rangamati.
Hill cattle raised on natural fodder are topping buyers' lists at the sacrificial animal market in Rangamati.
A buffalo bought for sacrifice killed vegetable trader Md Mohsin, 37, and injured four others in Rangunia, Chattogram, after it broke its rope and ran away.
Thousands of cattle have arrived at the Shonir Akhra market in Jatrabari, Dhaka, but buyers are mostly checking prices, and traders expect real trading from Friday.
Sacrificial animals have filled Dhaka's markets but sales remain slow, and traders and market committees expect business to pick up from tonight as the government holiday begins.
Sales of sacrificial animals have yet to pick up in Rajshahi, where traders complain of low prices amid a surplus of animals.
With Eid-ul-Azha four days away, here is advice on looking after and feeding sacrificial animals from purchase to slaughter.
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam announced a six-hour target for clearing sacrificial waste this Eid-ul-Azha as 40 new trucks joined the fleet.
Eleven livestock markets in Chuadanga are filling up before Eid-ul-Azha, and traders and farmers say prices for sacrificial animals are good.
A young man in Sitakunda who gave up his job to look after his 30-maund Brahman bull is asking Tk 12 lakh for it.
A pair of camels from Pushkar in Rajasthan is being offered at Dhaka's Gabtoli market for Tk 60 lakh, drawing crowds but no buyers so far.
Traders at Gabtali are asking high prices a week before Eid, while buyers mostly look and wait.
Cattle have begun arriving at Dhaka's Shahjahanpur and Meradia markets, but buyers are still only sizing up animals and prices.
Animals are arriving at Dhaka's Eid-ul-Azha markets, but a week before Eid most visitors are only looking and bargaining, and the Aftabnagar market stays blocked by the courts.