Dhaka, May 4 -- Like last year, Bangladesh has a sufficient stock of animals for Eid-ul-Azha sacrifices, says Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter.

"This time too, there will be no need to import animals from other countries for sacrifices," she said after an inter-ministerial meeting on the topic at the Secretariat on Sunday.

"There is no need to import cattle this year. The cattle produced by our domestic farmers is sufficient. This year, a total of 12.47 million cattle, including 5.6 million cows and buffaloes, 6.83 goats and sheep, and 5,512 animals of other species are expected to be available. There is a possibility of a surplus of about 2.06 million cattle this year."

She said law-enforcing agencies such as the Border G...