A total of 1,00,41,812 animals have been sacrificed across the country on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha this year, which is 2023.
As many as 91,049 more animals have been slaughtered this year if compared to the previous year as 99,50,763 were sacrificed in 2022.
The highest number of animals slaughtered was in the Dhaka division and the lowest in the Mymensingh division.
According to the data received from the field level, 25,48,184 were slaughtered in Dhaka division, 20,51,777 in Chattogram, 21,32,469 in Rajshahi, 9,49,581 in Khulna, 4,30,673 in Barishal, 3,94,039 in Sylhet, 11,49,187 in Rangpur, and 3,85,902 in Mymensingh divisions.
Of the sacrificed animals, the number of cows were 45,81,060, buffaloes were 1,07,875, goats were 48,49,328, sheep were 5,02,307, and other animals were 1,242.