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#Perspective / The charm of Mirkadim cows at the Rahmatganj Cattle Market

When you step into the Rahmatganj Cattle Market, located at the Rahmatganj playground in the heart of old Dhaka, a sense of anticipation will grip you about all the sacrificial animals gathered for the occasion of Eid ul Azha. Amidst the lively atmosphere, some are looking for not just any breed of cows, but the prized ‘buitta’, white cows which hail from Mirkadim of Munshiganj.

Writ filed seeking directive against cattle markets in Covid-19 affected areas

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to stop setting up cattle markets in coronavirus-affected areas including in Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj, Gazipur and other city corporations.

Elderly people should avoid this year’s Eid cattle markets: DSCC mayor

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh asks elderly people not to go to cattle markets this year to avoid getting infected with coronavirus.

City Cattle Markets: Sales yet to pick up

With the Eid-ul-Azha only two days away, sale of sacrificial animals at the capital’s cattle markets is yet to pick up pace. Visiting three markets yesterday, this correspondent found low presence of buyers. Sellers were seen spending time gossiping and wiping dirt off their cattle.

June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023

The charm of Mirkadim cows at the Rahmatganj Cattle Market

When you step into the Rahmatganj Cattle Market, located at the Rahmatganj playground in the heart of old Dhaka, a sense of anticipation will grip you about all the sacrificial animals gathered for the occasion of Eid ul Azha. Amidst the lively atmosphere, some are looking for not just any breed of cows, but the prized ‘buitta’, white cows which hail from Mirkadim of Munshiganj.

July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020

Writ filed seeking directive against cattle markets in Covid-19 affected areas

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to stop setting up cattle markets in coronavirus-affected areas including in Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj, Gazipur and other city corporations.

June 29, 2020
June 29, 2020

Elderly people should avoid this year’s Eid cattle markets: DSCC mayor

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh asks elderly people not to go to cattle markets this year to avoid getting infected with coronavirus.

August 10, 2019
August 10, 2019

City Cattle Markets: Sales yet to pick up

With the Eid-ul-Azha only two days away, sale of sacrificial animals at the capital’s cattle markets is yet to pick up pace. Visiting three markets yesterday, this correspondent found low presence of buyers. Sellers were seen spending time gossiping and wiping dirt off their cattle.

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