Dhaka, May 18 -- Tangail has comfortably exceeded its local demand for sacrificial animals ahead of Eid ul-Azha.

But farmers and buyers are on edge over smuggled Indian cattle, excessive market tolls, counterfeit notes, extortion, and the threat of being drugged and robbed.

District Livestock Officer Md Helal Uddin Khan said 26,759 farms across the district's 12 Upazilas have readied 233,993 animals for sacrifice, including bulls, bullocks, cows, buffaloes, goats, and sheep.

Local demand stands at 195,178, leaving a surplus of 39,983.

Kalihati Upazila has 1,703 cattle and goat farms with 20,569 animals ready against a demand of 17,971, leaving a surplus of 2,598, Livestock Officer Abu Saim Al Salauddin said.

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