BEEF PRICES UP ON DHAKA CAFÉ CARNAGE
July 1st, 2016
PRICES of beef in Bangladesh increased more than 7% after the Friday’s terror attack on a Dhaka café, causing India to seal its border, throttling cattle supplies to Bangladesh at the time of maximum demand during the end of Ramadan, traders have said.
At least 22 people were killed at Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital’s upscale Gulshan neighbourhood, in a massacre for which the Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
Per kilogramme, beef was selling at USD5.73 on Tuesday, up from USD5.35 the Dhaka city authorities had fixed for Ramadan, the ...
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