Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The price of beef increased by upto Tk 50 per kg in a month, ahead of Shab-e-Barat and Ramadan on claims of supply shortage.

In this regard, Golam Murtaza, President of the Bangladesh Meat Traders Association, told UNB that now the farmers are not willing to sell cows at present in the hope of getting better prices during Ramadan and Eid.

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"Due to this supply crisis, the price of cattle has increased slightly in the market. It has also affected the price of meat," he said.

On Tuesday, after visiting Karwan Bazar, Moghbazar, and Rampura kitchen markets of the capital and talking with meat traders, the correspondent learned that most of the butchers are selling beef at Tk 720 to...