Govt keeps prices of Eid cattle rawhide unchanged

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