Remember that story of an overpriced goat and its mysterious buyer?

Sacrificial animal sales are running ahead of last year’s pace in Pabna and Sirajganj, with medium-sized cows, weighing three to six maunds, clearing fastest.

When you step into the Rahmatganj Cattle Market, located at the Rahmatganj playground in the heart of old Dhaka, a sense of anticipation will grip you about all the sacrificial animals gathered for the occasion of Eid ul Azha. Amidst the lively atmosphere, some are looking for not just any breed of cows, but the prized ‘buitta’, white cows which hail from Mirkadim of Munshiganj.