Overview
- Reports published Thursday say a four‑year‑old, 700‑kg albino buffalo at a Narayanganj farm has become a social‑media attraction after being nicknamed “Donald Trump” for its blond mane.
- Owner Zia Uddin Mridha and handlers have bathed and brushed the animal up to four times a day to maintain its distinctive mane and to encourage visitors and photos.
- The owner says the buffalo has lost weight because of stress from the visitor rush, so he has restricted access to the farm while continuing intensive grooming.
- Mridha confirmed the animal is scheduled to be sacrificed for Eid al‑Adha at the end of May, a national festival when more than 12 million head of livestock are typically slaughtered.
- Albino buffalos are extremely rare because of a lack of melanin, and this case highlights a wider trend in Bangladesh of elaborate grooming, celebrity nicknames and rising welfare concerns linked to holiday commercialization.