The number of sacrificial cattle has fallen this year compared to the previous year. In 2018, the total number is 4.457 million, which was 4.529 million in 2017.
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock says that total number of sacrificial animals stands at 11.588 million with cattle: 4.457 million and goats and lamb: 7.1 million. There are also 31,000 camel and Arabian sheep.
Despite the slight fall in number, there won’t be a scarcity of sacrificial beasts, feel relevant quarters.
Around half million farms will supply animals this year and since 11.5 million animals are already in the country, importing from India or Myanmar won’t be necessary.
Bangladesh is self-sufficient now in providing sacrificial animals, says a ministry of fisheries and livestock source.
A cattle trader says: “Since 2018 is an election year, more animals will be sacrificed; we may have to import if the existing stock is exhausted.”
Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda told Bangla Tribune said: “we won’t have to import animals from India or Myanmar; there won’t be any crisis.”