Ahead of this year's Eid-ul-Azha, the government has hiked the base price of raw cowhide by Tk 7. Raw cowhide will now cost Tk 47-52 per sq ft in Dhaka and Tk 40-44 outside the capital. This was announced by Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi after chairing a virtual meeting at the Ministry on Tuesday. Also read: Benapole: BGB on high alert to prevent rawhide smuggling Last year, the raw cowhide price was fixed at Tk 40-45 per sq ft in the capital and Tk 33-37 outside Dhaka. Besides, the minister said, the price of goatskin has been fixed at Tk 18-20 per sq ft across the country, which was Tk 15-17 last year. However, the price of female goatskin have remained the same at Tk 12-14 per sq ft. Also read: Govt fixes rawhide prices ahead of Eid-ul-Azha The Minister emphasised on applying salt on animal hides soon after their sacrifices. “It will be good if people are made aware about applying salt in sermons after the next Jumma prayer,” he said.

The government has fixed the prices of raw cowhide ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha at Tk 40-45 per square foot in the capital and Tk 33-37 outside of it. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi announced the prices after a virtual meeting held at the Ministry on Thursday. Read:Zilhajj moon sighted; Eid-ul-Azha on July 21 Besides, the minister said, the prices of goatskins have been fixed at Tk 15-17 per square foot across the country while that of she-goat at Tk 12-14 against the previous year’s prices of Tk 13-15 and Tk 10-12 respectively. “Last year, we saw a very good export trade, and we’ve to move on ensuring the fare prices of rawhide. We’ve given the approval to export rawhide which is not good for us. This year, we’ve fixed the rawhide prices after holding a meeting with all stakeholders,” he said. Read:Digital Haat and more Qurbani Cow online shops targeting Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh Munshi urged all concerned to apply salt on animal hides soon after their sacrifices.

The government has fixed the price of raw cowhide ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha at Tk 35-40 per square foot in the capital and Tk 28-32 outside Dhaka.