UNB, Khulna :
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Kalo Manik is hogging the limelight in Khulna’s Rostompur village.
Kalo Manik isn’t any other ordinary bull, technically a steer, a neutered male popular for its meat — the 7ft tall cattle weighs around 32 maund.
Prabir Mazumdar, its owner, said that he reared the bull in his dairy in Rostompur village of Dumuria upazila’s Atalia union along with three more cattle.
Prabir, a former expat worker, started his dairy some five years ago after returning to Bangladesh from abroad.
“For the last two years, I have been rearing Kalo Manik. He eats around 10kg of food daily, which includes wheat bran, rice bran, maze, dried hay and raw grass,” he said.
Everyday locals throng Prabir’s dairy to catch a glimpse of the big bull. Enamul Gazi, a local, said, “I was curious to see the bull with my own eyes.”
Dr Mahmuda Sultana, upazila livestock officer said, “Enough sacrificial animals are available in the upazila. However, farmers are a bit worried about getting good prices.”
