Dhaka, June 10 -- ul-Azha saw over 9.1 million animals, mostly cows and goats, sacrificed throughout Bangladesh, according to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.

According to IUCN Bangladesh, the country has 94 Asian elephants in captivity for various purposes, including amusement. Hasan said they are also working on returning exotic wild animals like ring ...

Many smallholder farmers in southern Bangladesh rely on raising farm animals like cows and goats for income and food, yet concerns are growing about how such livestock will cope with worsening ...

Bangladesh's critically endangered wild elephants have received a court order banning their adoption and protecting them from exploitation. Animal rights groups welcomed the High Court suspension ...

A man works at a cattle farm in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 20, 2025. Nearly 13 million sacrificial animals have been prepared for the upcoming Eid al-Adha festival in Bangladesh. (Photo by Habibur ...

Likewise, as you are reading the paper today, there exists no formal institution in Bangladesh that can rescue trapped animals since December 2023. Despite the existence of the Animal Welfare Act ...

Hasan’s 2010 study of macaque populations in Bangladesh found just five of the animals in the region of the Naf River where Ahsan would later count just three. “Those were the last population ...

Every year, millions of animals are slaughtered in Bangladesh for the "Feast of Sacrifice." Most people follow the tradition, but some want to protect the animals. DW's documentary "Beloved God ...

Many smallholder farmers in southern Bangladesh rely on raising farm animals like cows and goats for income and food, yet concerns are growing about how such livestock will cope with worsening ...

This year, a total of 10,041,812 animals were sacrificed throughout Bangladesh during the holy Eid-ul-Azha. Notably, there was a substantial increase in the number of animals sacrificed this year, up ...