UNB, Dhaka :
The smuggling of sacrificial animal rawhides from the country through different border points during Eid-ul-Azha has come down over the years due to strong vigilance by law enforcers, according to tanners and law enforcers.
“Rawhide smuggling has declined over the last 8-10 years due to strict measures taken by law enforcement agencies,” said General Secretary of Bangladesh Tanners’ Association (BTA) Shakhawat Ullah.
The volume of rawhide smuggling has been very insignificant over the last few years as law enforcement agencies were active and vigilant to prevent it, he told UNB.
Noting that the country’s tanneries collect 60 percent of their annual rawhides during Eid-ul Azha, Shakhawat said they estimated that they can procure some 80 lakh
rawhides of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul Azha this year. Of these, 50 lakh cowhides, 20 lakh goat rawhides, five lakh buffalo rawhides and five lakh sheep rawhides, he said.
According to BTA statistics, only 70 tanneries are now in operation at Savar Tannery Estate after being relocated from the capital’s Hazaribagh area. But there were 222 tannery industrial units at Hazaribagh, which were shutdown in April last by the government to force these to be shifted to Savar.
The tanneries increased their capacity while shifting to Savar Tannery Estate from Hazaribagh. So, the factories have the capacity to deal with all 80 lakh rawhides, Shakhawat said.
Police have taken all-out steps to check the possible smuggling of rawhide of sacrificial animals through different border points for six days from the Eid day.
The Police Headquarters ordered its field officials in frontier districts to strengthen their vigilance so that no single rawhide either legally or illegally can be sent outside the country.
The smuggling of sacrificial animal rawhides from the country through different border points during Eid-ul-Azha has come down over the years due to strong vigilance by law enforcers, according to tanners and law enforcers.
“Rawhide smuggling has declined over the last 8-10 years due to strict measures taken by law enforcement agencies,” said General Secretary of Bangladesh Tanners’ Association (BTA) Shakhawat Ullah.
The volume of rawhide smuggling has been very insignificant over the last few years as law enforcement agencies were active and vigilant to prevent it, he told UNB.
Noting that the country’s tanneries collect 60 percent of their annual rawhides during Eid-ul Azha, Shakhawat said they estimated that they can procure some 80 lakh
rawhides of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul Azha this year. Of these, 50 lakh cowhides, 20 lakh goat rawhides, five lakh buffalo rawhides and five lakh sheep rawhides, he said.
According to BTA statistics, only 70 tanneries are now in operation at Savar Tannery Estate after being relocated from the capital’s Hazaribagh area. But there were 222 tannery industrial units at Hazaribagh, which were shutdown in April last by the government to force these to be shifted to Savar.
The tanneries increased their capacity while shifting to Savar Tannery Estate from Hazaribagh. So, the factories have the capacity to deal with all 80 lakh rawhides, Shakhawat said.
Police have taken all-out steps to check the possible smuggling of rawhide of sacrificial animals through different border points for six days from the Eid day.
The Police Headquarters ordered its field officials in frontier districts to strengthen their vigilance so that no single rawhide either legally or illegally can be sent outside the country.
