DHAKA, Aug 19, 2019 (BSS) – Rawhide trade is running smoothly across the
country as per the decision of a tri-party meeting at the Commerce Ministry
on Sunday.
During the meeting, tanners and rawhide merchants agreed to run the rawhide
trade smoothly for further development of the industry.
Talking to BSS, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Tanners Association
(BTA) Md Sakawat Ullah said tannery owners have started rawhide procurement
at the government fixed rate.
“According to the Sunday’s decision, tannery owners have started
procurement of rawhide of sacrificial animals and it will continue for the
next two months,” he added.
Bangladesh Hide and Skin Merchants Association (BHSMA) Chairman Hazi
Mohammad Delwar Hossain said merchants have already started the selling of
rawhide across the country.
“Most of the problems between tannery owners and merchants have been
solved. Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
and leaders of the concerned associations will meet on August 22 for solving
rest of the problems,” he added.
A tri-party meeting for solving the problems of the tannery industry was
held on Sunday. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Prime
Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman,
Senior Secretary of the Commerce Ministry M Mofizul Islam, Industries
Secretary Md Abdul Halim and representatives from Finance Ministry,
Bangladesh Bank, FBCCI, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters
Association (BGMEA), BTA and BHSMA, among others, attended on the occasion.
Earlier, the government fixed the price of rawhide of sacrificial animals
for the Eid-ul-Azha. Per square foot cowhide price for Dhaka was fixed Taka
45-50 while Taka 35-40 for rest of the country.
Besides, the price of male goat hide was fixed Taka 18-20 while female goat
Taka 13-15.