Buying and selling in progress at Nisbetganj Cattle Market under Rangpur Sadar upazila. The photo was taken on Saturday — FE Photo RANGPUR, Aug 03: The holy Eid-ul-Azha is Knocking at the door but the buyers and sellers of sacrificial animals at different cattle markets in the district are facing serious problems in purchasing and selling cattleheads due to the harassment by middle men and 'dalals' (brokers).
Sources said thousands of cattle heads are being sold at different haats and cattle markets of the district everyday and most of the markets are totally controlled by brokers and middlemen. It is not possible to buy or sell a sacrificial animal without paying commission to the brokers, the sources also said.
When a person comes to a local haat or cattle market, he is deceived by brokers or middle men who move there in guise of real buyers or sellers of cattle heads.
It is alleged that the rural cattle rearers are often compelled to sell their cattle heads at low prices to the unscrupulous brokers and middle men under pressure. The brokers then sell those sacrificial animals to the buyers and cattle traders at exorbitant prices.
Safiqul (45), a buyer at Nishbetganj Cattle Haat in Sadar upazila told The Financial Express "It is quite difficult to sell or purchase a sacrificial animal without managing local ‘brokers’. "I had to pay Tk 500 to the dalals for buying a cow," he added.
Raihan Mia (48), a broker at Lalbag cattle market in the city said, he earns Tk 2,000 to Tk 3,000 per haat day from brokerage. "We try to assist people in buying and selling sacrificial animals and in this way we earn some money,"he added.
A good number of buyers and sellers at different cattle markets of the region alleged that they are being cheated and harassed often by the brokers. They have to incur huge financial losses. The law enforcement agencies should take necessary steps in this regard, they added.
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