Two bulls are tied side by side. One is named 'Black Son-in-Law', the other 'White Son-in-Law'. Farmer Yakub Ali brought the two bulls from Kasba, Brahmanbaria to the capital's Gabtoli market yesterday morning.
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'Black Son-in-Law', 'Red King' and 'Tigers' at Gabtoli Market
Black Son-in-Law weighs 1,500 kg. The asking price is 55 lakh taka. On the other hand, White Son-in-Law weighs 1,300 kg. The asking price is 45 lakh taka.
Farmer Yakub Ali told Prothom Alo that he has 20 cows on his farm. He brought two bulls to Gabtoli market for sale. The monthly cost for the two bulls is 36,000 taka. He has raised Black Son-in-Law for five years and White Son-in-Law for four and a half years. Both bulls are of the Friesian breed.
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Another farmer, Habibullah Khan, arrived at Gabtoli market yesterday morning with three bulls from Bagerhat. He is asking 28 lakh taka for one of the three bulls he brought. This bull is named 'Emperor Babu'.
Habibullah Haque told Prothom Alo that he has raised this Brahman breed bull for five years. The daily cost for it is about one and a half thousand taka.
Walking through Gabtoli market, 'Nawab' was also found. This bull came from Kushtia. The price is 13 lakh 50 thousand taka. Farmer Saidul Islam brought this bull to Gabtoli last Thursday. He said people are only asking the price; they will probably come to buy in a day or two.
A little away from Nawab, 'Red King' is tied. The trader Ziaur Rahman is asking 50 lakh taka for this bull. He told Prothom Alo that he came to Dhaka from Chuadanga with 46 cows. He has no cow worth less than four lakh taka. The Brahman breed Red King weighs 1,100 kg.
Livestock trading takes place at Gabtoli market all year round. It is the only permanent market in Dhaka North City. Apart from this, ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, 21 temporary livestock markets will be set up in the capital from today. Among these, 11 temporary markets will be set up in Dhaka North City. And 10 temporary livestock markets will be set up in Dhaka South City area. The holy Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated in Bangladesh next Thursday.