Chattogram: Buyers are flocking to the cattle markets in the city as only two days are left for Eid-ul-Azha. With the permission of Chattogram City Corporation (CCCC), cattle markets were set up at 10 places in the city last week and it will continue till the last moment of Eid-ul-Azha, officials concerned told BSS.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, veterinarians are performing physical tests on cattle and other animals to maintain healthy practices in the cattle markets. Animal-loaded trucks are entering Chattogram city every day from different parts of the country. Buyers in the cattle markets have noted that despite the availability of sacrificial animals, prices are higher than last year.
Regarding the higher price of sacrificial animals, sellers mentioned that prices of animal foods and other expenses, including transport costs, have increased sharply. Although the trend of selling is low, they are hopeful that sales of animals will increase from the next day.
The government has implemented adequate security measures for the smooth carrying of sacrificial animals in the markets set up at different points in the city. An official of the CCC indicated that the number of temporary cattle markets might increase due to the availability of open space, and the CCC authority may approve setting up two more makeshift cattle markets.
Authorities have enforced tight security measures by engaging members of the police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and Ansars alongside plainclothes members of law enforcement agencies in and outside of the cattle markets and city entry points.