The government has set the prices of rawhide and skin of sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, leaving the rates unchanged.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi announced the prices on Tuesday after a meeting with representatives from the traders and tanners, reports bdnews24.com.
As per the announcement, tanners will have to buy cowhide at Tk 45 to 50 per square foot in Dhaka and at Tk 35 to 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.