No crisis of sacrificial animals in Eid-ul-Azha

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BSS, Dhaka :
There will be no crisis of sacrificial cattle during the Eid-ul-Azha this year and the ongoing floods will not have any negative impact on the cattle markets in the country, said State Minister of Fisheries and Livestock Narayan Chandra Chanda.
“Around 1.10 or 1.15 crore animals are expected to be sacrificed in the coming Eid-ul-Azha and there are 1,15,57,000 sacrificial animals, including 47 lakh cows, in the country.
“So there will be no crisis of sacrificial animals this year,” he said this on Thursday while talking to journalists after a seminar here.
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) organized the seminar with PKSF Chairman Dr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad in the chair.
Deputy Managing Director of PKSF Dr Md Jasim Uddin presented the keynote paper on ‘Fisheries and livestock sector in poverty alleviation and sustainable development’.
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