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AMM Bikri
In most of the cattle markets, the buyers were seen purchasing native animals.
Abdur Rashid, 48, a farmer of Itaghati village under Paba Upazila, said he sold a bull at City hat yesterday at Taka 1.60 lakh. He also has four more bulls for sale before the Eid.
Atiqur Rahman Kalu, Lease Holder of City Hat, said the cattle markets here are witnessing a record supply of sacrificial animals as farmers boosted up local animal production to meet its growing demand during Eid season.
He mentioned that both in rural and urban areas, the poor and marginalized people including women have achieved tremendous successes in animal production getting various assistance from the government and development partners.
District Livestock Officer Dr Zulfikar Akhter Hossain told BSS that the local animal husbandry sector has marked a revolutionary boost in recent years bringing fortune to hundreds of people in the region.
