Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akter on Friday said that the Department of Livestock will deploy mobile veterinary clinics at the district level in cattle markets during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
“Veterinary surgeons will be present there to provide treatment,” said the adviser at a meeting with divisional fisheries and livestock officials at Rajshahi.
She also stressed the need for limited medical services for humans in these markets. “We must ensure that those involved in the buying and selling of cattle and goats can travel safely,” she said.
Railway urges not to setup cattle markets near tracks without prior approval
Addressing concerns over illegal cross-border cattle smuggling, Farida said the ministry has already held a meeting to tighten vigilance.
“Some dishonest traders will try to bring in foreign products [cattle]. This must be stopped,” she warned.
She added that the home ministry has directed the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and River Police to strictly monitor the borders during the Eid season.
Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Mohammad Ejaz, Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) Director General Faruk Wasif, Rajshahi Divisional Livestock Department Director Ananda Kumar Adhikari, Rajshahi Divisional Fisheries Department Director Md. Saifuddin Yahia, and other officials at various levels were present.