Agribusiness
Price Stand-off Keeps Sacrificial Animal Markets From Picking Up
A wide gap between what traders ask and what buyers offer has kept sales slow at Dhaka's Kachukhet sacrificial animal market.
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Agrotech
Toxic E-Waste Threatens the Environment, Agriculture and Human Life
Heavy metals from discarded electronics are seeping into farmland, water and the food chain, and the writer calls for recycling and safe disposal, including of farm sensors.
FruitsBad weather ruins Maharashtra's Alphonso mango crop, leaving growers and traders worried
In the 2026 season, sharp day-night temperature swings in winter and extra heat in April and May wrecked the 'King of Mangoes' in India's Maharashtra; a government-backed survey seen by Reuters put losses in Devgad at 85-90%, while the Iran war cut exports to the Gulf.
LivestockTwo die after a buffalo runs loose at a sacrificial animal market in Jamalpur
A buffalo brought for sale at the Sanandabari sacrificial animal market in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, ran out of control on 24 May 2026, injuring at least six people. Police said one died that day and another in hospital on 25 May.
LivestockWoman dies after being gored by a cow at a cattle market in Homna, Cumilla
A woman was gored by a cow at Gharmora Bazar in Homna upazila of Cumilla at noon on 25 May 2026, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, and was declared dead at the upazila health complex, police said.
Livestock
DNCC Administrator Clears Sacrificial Animals From Under Metro Station
Finding cattle being sold on the road under a metro station outside Diabari market, the DNCC administrator ordered them removed and warned the lessee.
LivestockWhy sacrificial hides need care: salt, prices and Bangladesh's leather trade
Three days before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, columnist Ahsan Habib Barun argued in Jagonews24 that late or careless salting wastes huge numbers of hides every year, as the government handed out Tk 17.6 crore of free salt and set new prices.
AgribusinessDhaka cattle markets well stocked before Eid, but buyers and traders apart on price
Three 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.
FruitsRecord litchi crop in Ishwardi as branches break under the fruit's weight
In May 2026 growers in Ishwardi, Pabna, reported their biggest litchi crop ever, with trees that once bore 3,000 fruits carrying more than 10,000. The upazila agriculture officer expected three times the previous year's yield and over Tk 700 crore in trade, though prices were a little lower.
Livestock
Sacrificial Cattle Market Picks Up After Morning Rain
After heavy rain in the morning, buyers crowded into Dhaka's Aftabnagar cattle market by afternoon, though many complained that prices were high.
EnvironmentRangpur City Corporation sets 12-hour target to clear sacrificial waste
Three days before Eid-ul-Azha 2026, Rangpur City Corporation's administrator, Mahfuz Un Nabi Don, said on 25 May that sacrificial waste could be cleared within 12 hours if cleaners worked sincerely, as 855 cleaners received Tk 5,000 each as an Eid gift.
Crops
Vegetables You Can Grow in Pots on Your Balcony This Summer
Six vegetables that grow easily in balcony pots during the hot season, with simple tips on soil, sun and water.
LivestockTotapuri goat 'Sanchay' draws crowds at Shariatpur's Monohar Bazar, priced at Tk 1.2 lakh
Three 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.