The price of ‘Lal Bahadur’ and ‘Kalo Manik’ is 15 lakhs
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At least 45 bulls are tied in a row inside the farm. But everyone’s eyes are on the two. The farm owner named one Lal Bahadur and the other Kalo Manik. Such a name is in harmony with the color of the body. The asking price for both is 15 lakhs.
This picture was seen last Friday at 11 o’clock at ‘Mayer Doa Dairy Farm’ in Samitipara of Ward No. 1 of Cox’s Bazar Municipality. The farm has bulls with names like ‘Australian’, ‘Dubsy’, ‘Shahiwal’, ‘Tiger’, ‘Baahubali’, ‘Shahenshah’, ‘Kala Bahadur’, ‘Bullet King’, ‘Danger Lalu’. The weight of these bulls is 6 to 13 maunds. The asking price of each is two to four lakh rupees.
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Farm owner Nurul Islam said, he rears the cows in a completely natural way. Buyers look more towards red Bahadur and black manik. Some buyers wanted to buy red Bahadur for 6 lakh taka and black manik for 5 lakh taka. But don’t sell two bulls for less than 15 lakh rupees.
On the surface, it can be seen that five employees are taking care of the cows in the farm. Some are bathing, some are giving food. While most of the cows are tied in rows, red Bahadur and black Manik are kept separate. Among them, the asking price of 22 maunds of red Bahadur is 8 lakh taka, and the price of 20 maunds of black manik is 7 lakh taka.
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The farm employees said that the two bulls are fed various types of food including 15 kg of green grass and 17 kg of husk every day. No drugs are used in fattening. Lal Bahadur’s length is 9 feet 1 inch and height is 5 feet 2 inches. The length of black manik is 8 feet and height is 5 feet. The two bulls are about three years old.
Nurul Islam, the owner of the farm, said that the journey of his farm started with a cow in 2017. At present the number of cows in the farm is 77. Last year he earned about 32 lakh rupees from the farm. 45 bulls have been prepared for sacrifice with natural food including grass, chaff, husk, straw, rice starch. A few cows have already been sold. However, most of the cows including Red Bahadur, Black Manik will be taken to market.
However, Nurul Islam complained that the local farmers are facing losses due to the cows that are smuggled through the border. He claimed that the domestic farmers are struggling to survive the competition due to the low price of diseased stolen cows in the market. Some farmers of Ramu and Eidgaon upazilas said that Myanmar cows and buffaloes are often smuggled through the Naikshyongchari border and reach various markets in the district. As many of these animals are infected, there is a risk of infection among local cows as well.
Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila Livestock Officer. Mahabubur Rahman said that they are receiving complaints that local farmers are suffering financially due to stolen cows. The matter has been reported to higher authorities. Monitoring is being increased in this regard.
According to the information of the district livestock office, the demand for sacrificial animals in Cox’s Bazar district is 1 lakh 34 thousand 295. 1 lakh 58 thousand 163 animals are ready with the farmers and cultivators of the district. As a result there will be no animal crisis in the district. This time 56 permanent and temporary animal markets will be set up in 9 upazilas of the district.
District Livestock Officer AM Khalekuzzaman said that 27 medical teams consisting of expert veterinary doctors will work for the health examination and treatment of the sacrificial animals.
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