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In pictures: A cattle market in Dhaka

Tanvir Ahammed

As Eid-ul-Azha lies ahead, cattle markets are bustling with people looking either to buy or sell sacrificial animals. Markets open in the morning and close at night and sales continue throughout the day. Following are some pictures of a cattle market in Diabari of Uttara in Dhaka on Friday, 14 June 2024.

People increasingly gather at the market.
A man feeds a sacrificial animal as he puts the animal up for sale.
Buyers and sellers bargain over a large bull.
Buyers are in hassle with a stubborn sacrificial animal while leaving the market.
A boy accompanies a sacrificial animal home after the bull is purchased from the market.
A man brings a herd of goats for sale.
A man puts artificial garlands on a sacrificial animal after the animal is sold out.
A man looks at a sacrificial animal before a buy
A man bargains with a seller over a sacrificial animal
Sacrificial animals are up for sale at Diabari cattle market Uttara, Dhaka on Friday, 14 June 2024.
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