Published 28 Jun,2020 via The Financial Express - Local cattle rearers are in a fix this year ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as the demand for farm animals dropped markedly due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Eid-ul-ul Azha is set to be celebrated in the first week of August.
Cow rearers in Rangpur, Bogura, Pabna, Sirajganj, Tangail, Manikganj, Dhaka, Munshiganj, Narshingdi, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Kushtia, along with many other districts in the country have reared 5.5 million cows and 6.0 million of goats and sheep in their farms this year for the festival, according to Department of Livestock Services (DLS).
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