LivestockAhead of Eid-ul-Azha 2025, the Bangladesh Army arrested five people at Kamarpara in Uttara on allegations of extortion around a cattle market and four at the Abdullahpur bus stand on allegations of overcharging fares.
The army detained the lessee of a cattle market in Bhurungamari, Kurigram, a former local BNP leader, for collecting more than the government-set toll.
Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan says roads and power mean little without clean air and water, and calls for a bigger environment budget.
Police have set up CCTV, control rooms and escort services at Dhaka's 19 temporary cattle markets, while Bangladesh Bank has ordered evening banking nearby.
Buyers in Chapainawabganj are buying small, grain-free Barinda cattle directly from farmers' homes, drawn by the taste of their meat.
CropsIn June 2025 Shafiq Biplob, sub-assistant agriculture officer in Harinakunda upazila of Jhenaidah, set out advice on rose varieties, seedlings, pot care and pest control. It is checked here against Banglapedia and the University of California.
AgribusinessAhead of Eid-ul-Azha 2025, Manirampur farmer Asmat Ali Gain prepared to take his black Friesian bull 'Banglar Boss-5', weighing about 30 maunds, to Dhaka's Gabtoli market, asking Tk 12 lakh for it.
A Natore farm is drawing visitors with rare white and tri-coloured albino buffaloes brought from India, though buyers and prices are down this year.
Two cashiers at Gopalpur cattle market in Alfadanga, Faridpur, were injured in a clash with buyers over the market toll.
An army team at Jonail cattle market in Baraigram, Natore, found lessees charging extra hasil and had the excess returned to more than 500 buyers.
A 30-maund bull named Foni-2, born during Cyclone Fani, is being readied for sale at Eid-ul-Azha in Banaripara, Barishal, with an asking price of Tk 15 lakh.
Before going to a sacrificial animal market for the first time, buyers should plan their budget, health precautions, animal checks, bargaining, transport and feed.
Imported knives and cleavers from China and India are displacing locally made tools in Khulna's markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, leaving local blacksmiths with few orders.
