Sale of sacrificial animals gaining momentum

FE Team | Published: November 13, 2010 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

Athens: A man checks announcements outside an unemployment bureau here Thursday. Greece's jobless rate scaled a new record high of 23.1 per cent in May from a revised 22.6 per cent in April, the country's statistics service ELSTAT said on the day, as a de

Sale of sacrificial animals at the city's makeshift markets is gathering momentum with thousands of such animals arriving on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims.
Cattle traders hoped that they would be able to recover the loss caused by fear of anthrax as consumption of beaf decreased by nearly 60 per cent due to the disease scare.
Shamsul Islam, a trader at Gabtoli cattle market, said the sale of animals is gaining momentum with Eid coming nearer. "It'll get further boost in the coming days as city dwellers have space problem in keeping the animals in their yards for five days," he added.
"The supply of cattle in the markets is adequate as thousands of animals are coming to the capital daily from various parts of the country," said Abdul Karim, another trader and added that the prices of goats are comparatively high this time.
The trader bought 45 cows Thursday and sold twelve of them until 2:00 pm Friday.
Traders at Gabtoli were charging Tk 5,000 to Tk 20,000 for a goat and Tk 15,000 to Tk over 0.8 million for a cow, depending on their size.
Many of the buyers at the initial stage have visited the capital's 25 cattle markets to observe the price condition before fixing their budget over purchasing the animals.
They are taking time in making their purchase decision as the prices of animals are slightly high in the markets compared to those of the previous occasion. "I came to the market to inquire about the price condition. This time, it is slightly high," Babar Ahmed, a government employee said.