Capital's cattle markets turn diverse this eid
Visitors take a look at Baroshinga bulls from the Indian state of Madras at Nayabazar cattle market in the capital yesterday.Photo: STAR
On the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul Azha, the capital's cattle markets were marked by cattle of diverse breeds this year, attracting prospective buyers. Three big-sized bulls, named “Kalapahar,” “Bahadhur-1” and “Bahadur-2”, stole the buyers' attention at Nayabazar cattle market with their healthy built and long, thick horns. The bulls, priced around Tk 14-16 lakh, belonged to a variety of cattle called “Baroshinga” found in India. Kamrul Ahsan Shah imported these beasts from the Indian state of Madras nine months ago. "I had bought them at Tk 6 lakh each and reared them like my children at my dairy farm in Hazaribagh," he said. He daily spent Tk 900 for rearing each of the bulls, feeding them a mixture of maize, wheat and mustard everyday to keep them in great shape, said Kamrul. "If I do not get at least Tk 11 lakh on each of my bulls then I will take them back home," he added. Meanwhile, cattle trader Tauhidul Alam displayed seven Butti oxen, a variety of cattle from Bhutan at Armanitola cattle market. Hardly 2-2.5 feet tall and sized like small calves, the oxen were being sold at a little over Tk 1 lakh each. "We collected 13 oxen of the variety from different parts of the country and reared them for about 8 months at our dairy farm in Bosila of the capital's Mohammadpur," said Tauhidul. Though small sized, people prefer to buy this variety of ox for their juicy tender meat, he added. Besides, a good number of cows and bulls from Nepal, India and Australia were found at the city's cattle markets this year. Also, Mirkadin's cow, a variety of cattle reared at Mirkadin in Munshiganj, will be selling at Rahmanganj cattle market exclusively. White in appearance with a reddish tint and having white coloured eyebrows and horns, these cows stuck out from the rest of the cattle at the market. The meat of this variety of cow is extra tender and has a distinct flavour, said its traders.
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