Livestock
Chattogram Farms Packed With Cattle as Buyers Skip the Markets
Families in Chattogram are booking sacrificial cattle straight from farms, favouring medium-sized cows as budgets tighten.
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Crops
Plan to Plant 25 Crore Trees at Educational Institutions Stumbles at the Start
Most schools and colleges missed the deadline to send land and sapling needs for a 25 crore tree-planting programme, delaying the plan.
LivestockPatuakhali bull 'Kalo Manik' sold for Tk 20 lakh at Dhaka's Diabari cattle market
Kalo 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.
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.
Environment
Home Empty for Eid? How to Keep Your Plants Watered
Simple methods such as irrigation spikes, jute rope wicks, upturned bottles and wet newspaper can keep potted plants watered for four to seven days while you are away.
Agribusiness
Crowds Grow at Magura Cattle Markets but Sales Slow; Medium Cows in Demand
Crowds are growing at Magura's sacrificial animal markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, but sales have yet to pick up fully, with buyers mostly after medium cows.
Agribusiness
Trading Picks Up in the Capital, Demand Highest for Medium Cows
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.
Livestock
35-Maund "Sada Moyna" the Talk of Mymensingh's Eid Markets
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.
AgribusinessBangladesh Eid cattle markets open slow as fewer sacrifices are feared
Ahead 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.
Agribusiness
Cattle Markets Beside Highways Will Not Be Tolerated: Minister
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam said cattle markets and bazaars beside highways will not be accepted, and a decision on the BRT project will follow Eid.
LivestockKolkata's Park Circus cattle market not held before Eid-ul-Azha 2026
The Allah Bharosa cattle market on Rifle Range Road in Kolkata's Park Circus was not held ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in 2026; Jagonews24 reported it was shut because of the new state government's strict slaughter and licensing rules.
LivestockNetrokona's 42.5-maund Friesian bull 'Isha Khan' readied for Eid-ul-Azha sale
A 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.
LivestockTrade yet to pick up at Gabtoli cattle market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in May 2026, traders at Dhaka's Gabtoli cattle market had sold only a handful of animals, as buyers looked around and complained that prices were too high.