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Bangladesh authorities person stopped the sacrifice of a uncommon albino buffalo named “Donald Trump”, known for its flowing blond hairsbreadth resembling the signature hairstyle of U.S. President Donald Trump, and decided to sphere it astatine the nationalist zoo successful the capital.
Police said the 700-kg buffalo was taken into authoritative custody pursuing a authorities directive, hours earlier it was owed to beryllium sacrificed during Eid celebrations connected Thursday (May 28, 2026).
"Policemen this day came and said the authorities decided to instrumentality the buffalo for preservation. Since we bash not privation immoderate struggle with the government, we handed it implicit to them," the animal’s owner, Moniruz Zaman, told reporters connected Wednesday (May 27, 2026).
Mr. Zaman said the authorities told him the authorities would either compensate him oregon supply different buffalo, cattle oregon bull successful speech for "Trump", which helium had purchased 3 days agone for sacrifice astatine his location successful Keraniganj, connected the outskirts of Dhaka. Keraniganj constabulary presumption officer-in-charge Ruhul Quddus said livestock section officials believed the buffalo was inactive young and could beryllium raised for respective much years.
National zoo curator Atiqur Rahman said the uncommon buffalo would beryllium decently cared for and that a abstracted shed and caregiver had already been arranged for it.
The animal’s erstwhile owner, agro-farm relation Zia Uddin Mridha, earlier said his member named the buffalo “Donald Trump” due to the fact that of its antithetic blond hairsbreadth resembling that of the U.S. President. He said the buffalo had attracted funny visitors and societal media attraction adjacent earlier it was sold. Mr. Mridha said the carnal received peculiar attraction astatine the farm, including 4 baths a time and 4 meals daily.
According to section media reports, "Trump's agelong blond hair, cream-coloured assemblage and pinkish chemoreceptor made it basal retired among thousands of animals prepared for Eid trading and sacrifice rituals."
Albino buffaloes are uncommon successful Bangladesh, wherever astir buffaloes are dark-skinned. Livestock officials estimation that much than 12 cardinal animals, including goats, sheep, cows and buffaloes, volition beryllium sacrificed during Eid successful Bangladesh, erstwhile galore poorer families get a uncommon accidental to devour meat.
