The government has fixed the prices of salt-applied rawhides of sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, raising cowhide rates by Tk 2 per square foot compared to last year.
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir announced the prices at a press briefing at the ministry in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Under the new rates, salt-applied cowhide in Dhaka has been fixed at Tk62–Tk67 per square foot, up from Tk 60–Tk 65 last year. Outside Dhaka, the price has been set at Tk57–Tk62 per square foot, compared to Tk55–Tk60 last year.
Goat hides will sell for Tk25–Tk30 per square foot across the country, while she-goat hides have been fixed at Tk22–Tk25 per square foot.
The minister said the government will again provide salt worth Tk17.6 crore free of cost for preserving rawhides. Traders as well as mosques and madrasas in different areas will be involved in preservation.
He said the government is working to ensure that no rawhide is wasted during Eid-ul-Azha.
In future, district and upazila administrations will train people from mosques and madrasas to properly preserve hides after sacrifice, he added.