Chattogram Bureau :
Cattle markets in the port city and Chattogram district have gained momentum with lots of buyers and thousands of sacrificial animals swarming, as only a few days are left for the 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 including Bibir hat Bazar, Sagorika Bazar, Nurnagar housing society hat, Patenga City Corporation High School premises, Komol Mohajan Hat and Shah Amanat bridge and Shikolbanga areas.
Traders said there is huge supply of cattle to the markets and their prices were exorbitant in some extent in comparison to the previous year’s Eid-ul-Azha.
There is no shortage of cattle supply to the markets despite a total ban on cattle and buffalo import from the neighboring country this year, said Sayed Alam, a cattle trader, who came from Teknaf.In addition to the city’s biggest cattle market- scores of temporary markets started drawing attention of the buyers.
Besides, the local buyers, the wholesale cattle traders are sending the cattle’s at the markets of the port city and different upazilas of the district after purchasing them from different districts of the country, Jahangir Alam, Izaradar of Shah Amanat bridge temporary cattle market .Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), sources told that it has taken all necessary measures to ensure law and order in and around the cattle markets.
CMP has taken measures so that the cattle markets are not set up on roads and streets disrupting the vehicular movement and it had already launched strong traffic management in order to ease traffic congestion in areas surrounding cattle markets.
CMP and district police sources said about 3 thousand police forces will be deplpyed in the city cattle markets and upazila- based markets.
Cattle markets in the port city and Chattogram district have gained momentum with lots of buyers and thousands of sacrificial animals swarming, as only a few days are left for the 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 including Bibir hat Bazar, Sagorika Bazar, Nurnagar housing society hat, Patenga City Corporation High School premises, Komol Mohajan Hat and Shah Amanat bridge and Shikolbanga areas.
Traders said there is huge supply of cattle to the markets and their prices were exorbitant in some extent in comparison to the previous year’s Eid-ul-Azha.
There is no shortage of cattle supply to the markets despite a total ban on cattle and buffalo import from the neighboring country this year, said Sayed Alam, a cattle trader, who came from Teknaf.In addition to the city’s biggest cattle market- scores of temporary markets started drawing attention of the buyers.
Besides, the local buyers, the wholesale cattle traders are sending the cattle’s at the markets of the port city and different upazilas of the district after purchasing them from different districts of the country, Jahangir Alam, Izaradar of Shah Amanat bridge temporary cattle market .Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), sources told that it has taken all necessary measures to ensure law and order in and around the cattle markets.
CMP has taken measures so that the cattle markets are not set up on roads and streets disrupting the vehicular movement and it had already launched strong traffic management in order to ease traffic congestion in areas surrounding cattle markets.
CMP and district police sources said about 3 thousand police forces will be deplpyed in the city cattle markets and upazila- based markets.
