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Cattle buying gets momentum

HelemulAlam
With only a day left before Eid-ul-Azha, the cattle markets in the city witnessed a rising trend of prices of sacrificial animals yesterday evening when city dwellers in a large number rushed to the markets.
Although buying of cattle got momentum, but neither the buyers nor the sellers are satisfied over the prices.
Meanwhile, the leaseholders of different makeshift cattle markets encroached on roads, violating a High Court order. As a result, the areas experienced huge traffic congestion.
Almost all the lanes in Nayabazar and Armanitola areas have turned into a cattle market, causing suffering
to local residents and road users.
Roads at Golapbagh were also blocked due to cattle market, leading to huge traffic jam around the area.
The price of sacrificial animals was lower than the previous day’s price during daytime yesterday but it started to rise after the evening when more buyers came to the markets.
Anwar, a cattle trader, brought 20 cows to Dholaipar cattle market two days ago but could sell only five cows.
He said the number of cattle is more than that of customers. So, the traders are not getting the expected price.
Aslam Talukdar, a cattle trader at Dhupkhola cattle market, said he brought 60 cows but managed to sell only five cows and his profit margin is only a total ofTk 10,000.
On the other hand, Mohammad Zakir Hossain and Amir Hossain, two brothers, said tire cattle traders in Nayabazar market are demanding high prices, compare to the last year.
They are asking for a price of Tk 1.50 lakh for a similar type of cow which was sold at Tk 80,000 or 90,000 last year, said Zakir.
But many traders sold their cows at a lower price than expected during daytime fearing that the price might go down further.
"I have to sell my cow at Tk 3.5 lakh today (Thursday), although got an offer of Tk 4 lakh the previous day,” said Ashraful Islam, a trader at Nayabazar cattle market.
Amirul, a trader at Dhupkhola cattle market, said he wants to sell his cow at rk 6 lakh, but he got an offer of
onlyTk 3.50 lakh yesterday.
DCC has set up 15 makeshift cattle markets this year. The markets are located at Armanitola-Nayabazar, Meradia Bazar, Jhigatola-Hazaribagh, Rahmatganj, Dhupkhola, Balurmath (adjacent to the Brothers Union Sporting Club in Kamalapur), Banrupa Housing Project at Khilkhet and the open space adjacent to the Taltala bus stand, Agargaon (adjacent to the LGED Bhaban), open space of the DCC at south of Outfall Staff Quarters, Dholaipar Schoolfield, Moitri Shangha in Uttar Shajahanpur, Dholaipar High School ground, the open space near Bonani-Kakoli rail gate and at Azampur Government High School in Uttara.