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.
AgribusinessSellers at Kalshi cattle market in Mirpur fear losses as buyers offer far below asking prices ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
AgribusinessBuyers 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.
LivestockA 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.
AgribusinessHigh inflation, an economic slowdown and costly fodder have cast a slump over Bangladesh's sacrificial animal markets, with fears that fewer animals will be sacrificed than last year's 9.1 million.
LivestockA Friesian bull weighing about 42.5 maunds, raised by a former UP member in Netrokona, is up for sale ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
LivestockRAB's director general said the force is watching to prevent cattle trucks being forced to particular markets and has stepped up patrols before Eid.
AgribusinessThe fisheries, livestock and agriculture minister said the government has taken full steps for security and fake-note checks at cattle markets.
LivestockThe 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.
AgribusinessOnline sellers of sacrificial animals say most of their stock sold out early this year, as buyers seek convenience and transparent live-weight pricing.
AgribusinessA Kalapara farmer is asking Tk 16 lakh for two big bulls he says he raised naturally over four years.
AgribusinessA 20-maund Friesian bull named 'Kalo Pahar' is the centre of attention at Mirsarai's Bortakia market, where its owner is holding out for Tk 7 lakh.
LivestockBuyers and sellers at Bogura's cattle markets accuse lessees of collecting tolls far above the government-set rates ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
CropsFifty-four students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University are serving as intern vets at Dhaka's sacrificial animal markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.