Chittagong Bureau :
Cattle markets in the port city and 14 upazilas of the district have gained momentum with numerous buyers and thousands of sacrificial animals ahead of a week of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for the Muslims.
A huge number of sacrificial animals are being brought for sale at different cattle markets in the city markets, including Bibir Hat Bazar, Sagorika Bazar, Nurnagar Housing Society Hat, Patenga City Corporation High School premises, Komol Mohajan Hat and Shah Amanat bridge hat.
Traders said there were plenty of supplies of cattle to the markets and their prices were exorbitant in comparison to the previous year’s Eid-ul-Azha.
There is no shortage of cattle supply to the markets despite total stoppage of importing cattle and buffalo from the neighboring country this year, said Sayed Alam, a cattle trader, who came from Teknaf. The price of an ideal sized cow or buffalo starts from Tk 40,000 to 95,000 and a sheep or goat can be purchased from Tk 7,000 to 20,000.
In addition to the city’s biggest cattle market- Sagorika Bazar, some temporary markets have been set up at Steel Mill Bazar, Court Bazar, and Karnaphuli south side temporary hat.
Besides the local buyers, the wholesale cattle traders are still sending the cattle at the markets of the port city and 14 upazilas of the district after purchasing from different districts of the country, Ibrahim Sawdagor, Izaradar of Shah Amanat bridge temporary cattle market .
Meanwhile, the demand for domestic animals for sacrificial purposes has seemingly increased as the wholesalers are sending large animal consignments at those Chittagogian markets from different big markets of north eastern district of the country, he added. Traders said that the price of sacrificial animals was steady but the price may shoot up a bit because of the soaring price of animal food and transport cost this year.
“Transport fare might have an impact on the cattle price,” said Kabir Hossain, a cattle trader of Bibir Hat Bazar. Meanwhile, currency screening machines were installed in some of the cattle markets in the city and 14 upazilas of the district with a view to resist the use of fake notes in the markets on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul- Azha.
Iqbal Bahar, Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), told media that the CMP took all necessary measures to ensure law and order in and around the cattle markets.
He said the CMP had taken measures so that the cattle markets are not set up on roads and streets disrupting the vehicular movement. “In order to ease traffic congestion in and around cattle markets in the city, we have launched traffic management,” he said.
“District police have installed temporary security camps at every cattle market in the upazila sadars while patrol teams and plain-cloth police have also been deployed in the cattle markets,” Reazaul Masudn, additional Superintendent of police of Chittagong district said.
Cattle markets in the port city and 14 upazilas of the district have gained momentum with numerous buyers and thousands of sacrificial animals ahead of a week of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for the Muslims.
A huge number of sacrificial animals are being brought for sale at different cattle markets in the city markets, including Bibir Hat Bazar, Sagorika Bazar, Nurnagar Housing Society Hat, Patenga City Corporation High School premises, Komol Mohajan Hat and Shah Amanat bridge hat.
Traders said there were plenty of supplies of cattle to the markets and their prices were exorbitant in comparison to the previous year’s Eid-ul-Azha.
There is no shortage of cattle supply to the markets despite total stoppage of importing cattle and buffalo from the neighboring country this year, said Sayed Alam, a cattle trader, who came from Teknaf. The price of an ideal sized cow or buffalo starts from Tk 40,000 to 95,000 and a sheep or goat can be purchased from Tk 7,000 to 20,000.
In addition to the city’s biggest cattle market- Sagorika Bazar, some temporary markets have been set up at Steel Mill Bazar, Court Bazar, and Karnaphuli south side temporary hat.
Besides the local buyers, the wholesale cattle traders are still sending the cattle at the markets of the port city and 14 upazilas of the district after purchasing from different districts of the country, Ibrahim Sawdagor, Izaradar of Shah Amanat bridge temporary cattle market .
Meanwhile, the demand for domestic animals for sacrificial purposes has seemingly increased as the wholesalers are sending large animal consignments at those Chittagogian markets from different big markets of north eastern district of the country, he added. Traders said that the price of sacrificial animals was steady but the price may shoot up a bit because of the soaring price of animal food and transport cost this year.
“Transport fare might have an impact on the cattle price,” said Kabir Hossain, a cattle trader of Bibir Hat Bazar. Meanwhile, currency screening machines were installed in some of the cattle markets in the city and 14 upazilas of the district with a view to resist the use of fake notes in the markets on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul- Azha.
Iqbal Bahar, Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), told media that the CMP took all necessary measures to ensure law and order in and around the cattle markets.
He said the CMP had taken measures so that the cattle markets are not set up on roads and streets disrupting the vehicular movement. “In order to ease traffic congestion in and around cattle markets in the city, we have launched traffic management,” he said.
“District police have installed temporary security camps at every cattle market in the upazila sadars while patrol teams and plain-cloth police have also been deployed in the cattle markets,” Reazaul Masudn, additional Superintendent of police of Chittagong district said.
