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Rawhide workers sort and salt hides at a Barishal depot. Photo: TBS

Barishal rawhide trade in ruins amid unpaid dues from tannery owners

Many involved in rawhide trade have shifted to other occupations after suffering heavy losses as a result of unpaid dues

Photo: Jahir Rayhan/TBS

Seasonal traders dump animal hides on streets in Ctg over low prices

A visit to North Tehmuni area in Lakshmipur town on Eid afternoon showed traders purchasing medium to large hides for between Tk100 and Tk150 each. Photo: TBS

Sacrificial hides sell for throwaway prices in Lakshmipur

Workers handle sacrificial animal hides at the leather industrial estate in Savar on Eid-ul-Adha day (28 May), as thousands of hides arrive at warehouses amid complaints over low prices. Photo: TBS

Savar leather estate receives over 2 lakh Eid hides amid price complaints

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir pays a surprise visit to the rawhide trading centre at Amin Bazar in Dhaka to inspect the management of sacrificial animal hides during Eid-ul-Adha, 28 May 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Commerce minister warns against mismanagement, syndicates in sacrificial hide trade

Around 20 trading points were operating in the capital's Science Lab area, where hides were being transported by pickup vans, autorickshaws, rickshaws and cargo vans before being piled up at temporary warehouses. Photo: Jahir Rayhan

Rawhide traders count losses as prices remain unstable

Traders loading rawhide into a pickup truck in the capital’s Mirpur Road on the day of Eid-ul-Adha (17 June). Photo: Rajib Dhar

Eid-ul-Adha: Cowhide price fixed at Tk62-67 per sq ft in Dhaka, Tk57-62 outside

21% of rawhides sold at almost half price due to poor skinning: CPD

21% of rawhides sold at almost half price due to poor skinning: CPD

Representational image of rawhide preservation. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Smooth rawhide collection at Posta this Eid

File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Over 415,000 animal hides collected in Ctg, thousands dumped amid price crisis

More than 2,000 rawhides dumped into a canal connected to the Halda River in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari upazila. Photo: Collected

12 sued for polluting Halda River by dumping over 2,000 rawhides in Ctg’s Fatikchhari

Rawhide salting at Posta in Old Dhaka on Eid-ul-Adha 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Tanners expect 10-15% less rawhide collection this year 

Illustration: TBS

Rawhide fetches highest prices in a decade: Commerce adviser