26,000 cows were sold in the online market in Bangladesh on Eid

During the Kovid-19 crisis, 26,000 cows, goats, and other animals have been sold from the online market launched ahead of Eid-ul-Adha.

And after looking at the pictures online, the buyers bought more than three times as many cows directly from the farmer's house and farm.

The Dhaka North City Corporation and the E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-CAB) said this at a joint press conference on Friday on the sale and purchase of sacrificial animals on digital huts and virtual platforms.

Organizers told a news conference that 27,000 sacrificial animals had been sold online as of noon on Friday.

Of these, 7,800 are cows, goats, and sheep sold on the online platform of Digital Hat and its associated merchant and e-cab members.

With one day left for Eid-ul-Adha, at least 5,500 cows and goats have been sold on district-based government platforms. Narsingdi district has the highest number of 516 sacrificial animals sold on government online platforms.

According to e-Cab, about 9,000 sacrificial animals have been sold from the online platform of the company, a member of the Bangladesh Dairy Farm Association, and 4,000 from Food for Nation.

It was also informed at the press conference that another 500 cows were sold from other platforms.

The Digital Hat was launched on July 11 at the initiative of Dhaka North City Corporation, Information and Communication Technology Department, E-Cab, and Bangladesh Dairy Farm Association.

Local government minister Tajul Islam bought cows for more than a lakh rupees at the inauguration ceremony. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak bought cows worth lakhs of rupees.

The Mayor of DNCC, Md. Mohammad, thanked all concerned including DNCC, ICT Division, E-Cab, ISSL, Dhansindri, and Sadiq Agro for implementing the Digital Hat. Atiqul Islam.

"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is very happy with this initiative," he said.

Mayor Atik said efforts have always been made to ensure the quality of the animal when it comes to selling sacrificial animals online.

"We have seen at different times that after buying sacrificial animals, they are taken home from the market, and many times the cows die. Many times get sick. But we have tried to give a certificate through the Upazila Nirbahi Officer and the Union Livestock Officers. ”

Many people in Dhaka are not sacrificing to avoid an economic crisis or health risk during the coronavirus epidemic, as a result of which the sale of cows has collapsed.

Meanwhile, if the cows brought to Dhaka from different parts of the country are not sold, they can be rented by many traders; Many people have to sell cows at low prices as they have no means.

Regarding the financial loss of cattle traders, Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul said, "We have also tried to ensure that marginal farmers get the price."

E-Cab President Shami Kaiser said that they have tried to deliver the service to the customers by facing various challenges.

“We have seen both the benefits of the buyers and the benefits of the entrepreneurs. A number of new online entrepreneurs have been created around the digital hat platform alone. ”

Mohammad Imran Hossain, president of the Bangladesh Dairy Farm Association, said buyers were "confident" on the online platform.

"Especially in this new online system, we have prioritized customer satisfaction to get them used to it."

Among others are Mohammad Abdul Waheed, General Secretary of E-Cab, Rezwanul Haque Jami, Head of E-Commerce at A2I, Azizul Haque, CEO of Jachai.com, Fahim Mashroor, CEO of Today's Deal, Zahiduzzaman Saeed, CEO of Rain Forest and Biplob Rabah, CEO of E-Courier. Attended online press conferences.