Govt keeps prices of Eid cattle rawhide unchanged

The government has set the prices of rawhide and skin of sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, leaving the rates unchanged.

Senior Correspondent bdnews24.bdnews24.com
Published : 6 August 2019, 11:38 AM
Updated : 6 August 2019, 12:20 PM

Tanners will have to buy cowhide at Tk 45 to 50 per square foot in Dhaka and at Tk 35-40 in the rest of the county this year. The price of goat hide has been set at Tk 18-20 and Tk 13-15 for 'Baqra' goat hides across Bangladesh.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi announced the prices on Tuesday after a meeting with representatives from the traders and tanners.

Muslims in Bangladesh will observe Eid-ul-Azha on Aug 12.