AgribusinessThree days before Eid-ul-Adha 2026, on 25 May, Dhaka's cattle markets had plenty of animals but little trade, as buyers told Jagonews24 that traders were asking far more than last year for cattle of the same size.
After heavy rain in the morning, buyers crowded into Dhaka's Aftabnagar cattle market by afternoon, though many complained that prices were high.
LivestockThree days before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, a Totapuri goat named 'Sanchay' drew crowds at the Monohar Bazar cattle market in Shariatpur Sadar. Its owner, Kamrul Hasan, asked Tk 1.2 lakh but had not found a buyer at that price by 25 May.
Families in Chattogram are booking sacrificial cattle straight from farms, favouring medium-sized cows as budgets tighten.
LivestockKalo Manik, a black Holstein Friesian bull of about 45 maund raised for seven years in Mirzaganj, Patuakhali, was sold for Tk 20 lakh at the Uttara Diabari market on 24 May 2026, Jagonews24 reported. Its farmer had asked Tk 22 lakh.
Sellers at Kalshi cattle market in Mirpur fear losses as buyers offer far below asking prices ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Buyers are returning to Dhaka's cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, with the strongest demand at Kamalapur for small and medium cows of three to five maunds.
A 35-maund Friesian bull called "Sada Moyna", raised for five years by a homeopathic doctor in Phulbaria, Mymensingh, has become a local celebrity ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
AgribusinessAhead of Eid-ul-Azha 2026, high inflation, an economic slowdown and costly fodder cast a slump over Bangladesh's sacrificial animal markets, with fears that sacrifices would fall below 2025's 9.1 million.
LivestockA Friesian bull named 'Isha Khan', aged three years and eight months and weighing about 42.5 maunds, was being prepared for sale by its owner in Netrokona Sadar before Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026; the district livestock officer put its weight above 1,600 kg.
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.
LivestockOn 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.
The Mirpur UNO in Kushtia is accused of taking a government car to a cattle market to buy a cow; he says he was only looking around.
