The North Bengal Cattle Fair began in the district town on Friday.
Ragebul Ahsan Ripu, lawmaker from Bogura-6 constituency, inaugurated the fair at TMSS Amusement Park around 11am. The two-day fair continues on Saturday.
President of Bangladesh Dairy Farmers Association Mohammad Imran Hossain chaired the function attended by Secretary of the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry Dr Nahid Rashid.
Owner of Bogura Bhandar Agro Farm and chief coordinator of North Bengal Cattle Fair, Touhid Parvez Biplab, said that farmers from 16 districts of North Bengal were attending this year's fair with their prized cattle.
The fair features an impressive total of 216 stalls this year. The biggest attraction or crowd-puller once again was the Cattle Ramp Show.
Farmers brought different domestic and foreign breeds of cows including the Brahma, RCC, North Bengal Grey, Sahiwal, Caesarian, and Bhutti.
Thousands of visitors were seen flocking the fair to see all the different types of cows on display.
Riyad Hasan, one such enthusiast, told UNB: "I have seen many fairs in my life but this is the first time I saw a cattle fair. I came to know about different colours and breeds of cows in the fair."