The rawhide traders apprehend that the tannery closures will shrink their bargaining capacity and pave way for a monopoly of Dhaka-based tanners. Meanwhile, a sizeable stock of 10,000-15,000 salted rawhides kept in different rawhide warehouses were also yet to be sold out. Moreover, the tanners of Dhaka always delay in paying off the money,” said Muslim Uddin, former president of Chittagong Rawhide Traders Association. The rawhide traders said they collected around 550,000 rawhides during last Eid-ul-Azha. We will be ruined if the government does not take step to immediately open up the two tanneries of Chittagong,” said the leader of the rawhide traders.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 27, 2016 18:22 UTC