Staff Reporter :
The government has fixed the price of raw cowhide at Tk 35-40 per square foot in the capital while Tk 28-32 outside Dhaka for upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
The decision was made at a virtual meeting held on Sunday with Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi in the chair.
Meanwhile, the price of goatskin has been set at Tk 13-15 per square foot across the country while that of she-goat at Tk 10-12, said the minister.
He urged people to apply salt on animal hides in time before bringing them to Dhaka.
Besides, the authorities concerned will ensure monitoring to prevent the smuggling of rawhide, Tipu Munshi said.
At the meeting, tannery owners demanded that the sale of rawhide remains halted after 10pm across the country and that no rawhide enters the capital on the night of Eid day.