Dhaka, June 4 -- A total of 93,67,418 sacrificial animals were slaughtered across the country during this year's Eid-ul-Adha, said Fisheries and Livestock State Minister Sultan Salauddin Tuku on Thursday.

Out of the total slaughtered animals, 48, 64,158 were cattle and buffaloes, 45,02,233 were goats and sheep, and 1,027 were other animals, he said, presenting the preliminary data gleaned by the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) from eight divisions.

He disclosed the figures at a press briefing held at the conference room of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Sultan Salauddin Tuku said the 100 percent demand of sacrificial animals was met from local sources.

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