The government will sit with the traders' associations and stakeholders on Thursday (August 09) to fix prices of rawhide of sacrificial animals and review the prices of essentials ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Over 50 traders, traders' associations and stakeholders of the two sectors will attend the meeting.
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed will preside over the meeting to be held at his ministry.
The meeting will set the prices of rawhide of sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha, a senior commerce ministry official said.
"We have taken initiatives to keep the prices of essentials stable throughout the year. Thursday's meeting will also analyse the prices and supply situation of the commodities,'' he said.
At present, both prices and supply situation of essential items in the capital city are stable, he added.
During last Eid-ul-Azha, the prices of cowhide (salted/non-salted) had been fixed at Tk 50-55 per sq ft in Dhaka and Tk 40-45 per sq ft outside the capital while the prices of goatskin (salted/salt-free) was fixed at Tk 20-22 per sq ft across the country and she-goat's skin at Tk 15-17 per sq ft.
