Over 9.1m animals sacrificed across country

Staff Reporter :

Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals in the Muslim world, was celebrated in Bangladesh on June 7 amid utmost enthusiasm through sacrificing a vast number of animals this year.

Over 9.1 million animals, mostly cows and goats, were sacrificed in the country during Eid-ul-Azha.

This information was shared with the media on Tuesday by Md. Mamun Hasan, Senior Information Officer of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.

According to the official data from the Department of Livestock Services, a total of 9,136,734 animals were sacrificed in the country in 2025. This includes 4,705,106 cows/buffaloes; 4,430,668 goats/sheep; and 960 other animals.

The Department of Livestock Services, under the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, is primarily responsible for keeping records of animal sacrifices.

The data this year was collected based on stratified random sampling. Samples were taken from at least one percent of villages in each upazila (three villages per upazila categorized as small, medium, and large).

According to the department’s data, 3,310,603 animals remained unsold after the sacrifices this year.
The department explained this was due to the high production of sacrificial animals, so unsold animals are not unusual. Furthermore, these unsold animals may be needed later for various ceremonies and rituals.

An analysis of the data from the Department of Livestock Services shows that the lowest number of animals was sacrificed in the Sylhet division. The figure is 319,823.

The next lowest was in Mymensingh division, with 383,162 animals sacrificed. The highest number of sacrifices took place in Rajshahi division with 2,324,971 animals.

Following Rajshahi, Dhaka division recorded 2,185,040 sacrifices. Chattogram division had 1,753,732 sacrificial animals, Khulna division 804,224, Barishal division 4,783, and Rangpur division 964,999.