2024-06-13 09:06:25
4 days left for Eid-ul-Azha. The Muslim group tries their finest to sacrifice animals to God on this spiritual pageant on June 17. Already, in numerous everlasting and short-term animal markets of the capital, sacrificial animals are coming from totally different components of the nation.
On Wednesday (June 13), visiting Gabtali, the one everlasting animal market within the capital, and speaking to the lessee-sellers and patrons, it’s identified that the value of sacrificial animals from totally different components of the nation is excessive regardless of coming to the market. There is no such thing as a good cow out there beneath Tk 80 thousand to Tk 100,000. These cows aren’t that large both. Nonetheless, by Thursday (June 13) the value of cattle will lower, the stakeholders assume.
Other than the common animals at Gabtali, farmers and merchants from totally different districts of the nation have began bringing their sacrificial animals since final 4-5 days. The sacrificial animals got here from totally different districts of the nation together with Bogra, Kushtia, Meherpur, Manikganj, Pabna, Sirajganj, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga. Though there are patrons out there, gross sales haven’t but began. Patrons are searching the market, selecting cows, attempting to grasp the general state of affairs. Nonetheless, patrons and sellers assume that the market will freeze tomorrow.
Farmers and sellers say that the patrons don’t know about the price, hassle and care of the farmers for cows all 12 months spherical. Due to this fact, with out understanding, they’re telling the value of cows. Nonetheless patrons are literally checking the market. However, the patrons say that farmers and merchants are asking for a lot larger costs. Hafizur Rahman, who got here to purchase cows from Mirpur Sony Cinema Corridor space, thinks that the cow that’s asking for the value of 90 to 1 lakh at this time will likely be offered for 75 to 80 thousand tomorrow.
Tushar purchased a reasonably sized cow from Mohammadpur. Hasil talked to him in entrance of the home. He mentioned, the 2 days earlier than Eid will likely be very troublesome, so I purchased somewhat earlier. He purchased it with 86 thousand rupees.
The vendor mentioned that this cow may have greater than 90 kg of meat. Tushar mentioned, the utmost may be 75 kg. He additionally thinks that the value of cow is relatively larger this time.
Russell Ahmed of Dhanmondi purchased a medium dimension black cow for Tk 1 lakh 7 thousand. He additionally mentioned that there isn’t any drawback of retaining cows in his personal home. The seller mentioned, it will likely be three and a half maunds of meat.
He mentioned, merchants and farmers nonetheless don’t wish to launch cows, the value is asking quite a bit. I got here at 9 within the morning, walked round for 2 hours and acquired cows. And if I purchase it after two days, perhaps I might purchase it for 90-95 thousand. Costs will lower earlier than Eid. Nonetheless purchased at this time to keep away from problem and crowd.
However, Rimon Hossain of Ullapara, a cow farmer purchased by Russell Ahmed, isn’t joyful about promoting the cow for Tk 1 lakh 7 thousand. He claimed that he didn’t get his desired value by bringing Gabtali to the market. He thinks that he would have gotten a greater value if he offered it within the native market.
Sujan Halder, one other farmer from Pabna, mentioned, “I’ve introduced 10 cows which were reared in my home for the entire 12 months. I offered one cow yesterday and one other one at this time for a complete of two lakh 20 thousand taka. To not point out the error I made by bringing the cow right here. Rented vehicles unnecessarily. Sooner or later, I cannot convey cows to the market in Dhaka. There is no such thing as a profit in bringing it to this point with issue and expense. Slightly, they need to return house earlier than Eid.
Kushtia dealer Mizan Molla got here to Gabtali market with 15 cows reared at house. He got here to the Gabtali market with these barely bigger cows. He mentioned that the age of the cows is between 4 and 5 years. Amongst these cows, one cow may have about 16-17 maunds of meat, mentioned the seller. He hopes to have the ability to promote this cow for 11 to 12 lakh rupees.
In response to the query of patrons complaining that merchants are asking for larger value of cattle, Mizan Molla mentioned, “Patrons do not perceive our issues. They do not even understand how a lot it prices to rear a cow. The value of cow meals is excessive, if staff are employed, their wage can also be excessive. The associated fee per cow is twelve thousand rupees per day. Then you definitely say how a lot the month prices! Other than this, there may be additionally the price of electrical energy, cleaning soap, shampoo, mosquito coils.
It’s identified that sacrificial animals are often offered multiple to 2 days earlier than Eid within the capital. A lot of the patrons who’re promoting cows now have their very own home or place to maintain the cows. Apart from, the residents of Keraniganj, Savar, close to Dhaka-whose homes have open vacant areas, are primarily shopping for cows now. Most individuals reside in rented and flat homes in Dhaka metropolis. They purchase sacrificial animals on the final second as there’s a large scarcity of locations to maintain sacrificial cows.
Though the value of cattle has gone up out there, there isn’t any scarcity of cattle and goats within the nation on the event of Eid al-Adha, just lately mentioned the Minister of Fisheries and Livestock Abdur Rahman. The minister mentioned that there isn’t any scarcity of sacrificial animals within the nation this Eid. Final 12 months about 5 lakh cattle remained unsold. This 12 months one other 4 and a half lakh animals have joined him. The demand in our nation is 1 crore 29 lakh animals, there are greater than 1 crore 3 lakh animals.
Two metropolis companies of Dhaka have finalized the lease of 16 short-term animal markets within the capital on the event of Eid-ul-Azha. Dhaka North Metropolis Company (DNCC) and Dhaka South Metropolis Company (DSCC) invited tenders for the lease of 20 huts this Eid. Amongst them, DNCC needed to arrange 9 haats together with Gabtali everlasting animal haat. Apart from, DSCC needed Saruliya to arrange 11 animal stalls together with everlasting animal stalls. However the variety of short-term haats has decreased barely on account of numerous causes together with the directions of the Excessive Courtroom. In between, two Metropolis Companies have invited tenders for establishing haats in Aftabnagar, nevertheless it has been closed on the directions of the Excessive Courtroom.