Tk 40-45/sqft in Dhaka; Tk 33-37 elsewhere

The government has fixed the prices of the salt-applied rawhides of cows at Tk 40-45 per square feet in Dhaka while Tk 33-37 in the rest of the country.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi announced the new rates of rawhides of the sacrificial animals at a virtual meeting on Thursday.

The decision came ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha to be observed July 21.

Meanwhile, the prices of salt-applied rawhide of goats have been fixed at Tk 14-17 per square feet in the capital while Tk 12-14 per square feet across the country, he said.

The minister said adding that nearly Tk 600 crore loan has been allowed for the tanners to purchase rawhide from the grassroots level this year.