LivestockHome-Reared Rooster for a Son-in-Law Is Now Just a Story in Pabna
In Pabna villages the big deshi rooster was once saved for the son-in-law. By June 2026 such birds were scarce, selling at Tk 740-750 a kg in town.
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LivestockAkkelpur farmer Ismail Hossain Tuku says his eight poultry farms employ 120 people
Ismail Hossain Tuku of Jamalganj in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, told Jagonews24 in October 2025 that he began with 5,000 Sonali chicks in three sheds in 2000 and now has eight farms with 120 employees.
LivestockBLRI Develops a Chicken With Local Taste, Aftab Hatchery to Market It
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute said in June 2020 it had developed a chicken that looks like the local bird and, by its account, falls ill less often and needs fewer drugs; Aftab Hatchery signed an agreement to be its sole marketer.