The marketplace was created by expanding the Dhaka city-based digital cattle market. The traders will supply the cattle to the customers at least one day before the Eid, which will be observed on Jul 21. Last year, the demand for sacrificial cattle on Eid was 11.8 million, but 9.4 million were sold due to the pandemic, according to Fisheries and Livestock Secretary Rawnak Mahmud. In another development, LGRD Minister Tazul Islam said the government will allow cattle markets to sit all over Bangladesh but the traders and customers must follow the health rules. The government has lifted the lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak from Jul 15 to Jul 22 to allow the people celebrate the Eid.

Source: bd News24 July 13, 2021 14:26 UTC