According to Chittagong Rawhide Warehouse Traders’ Cooperative Association Ltd sources, a sack of 74-kg salt was sold at Tk450 last year. The rawhide traders alleged that a syndicate of salt traders were engaged with the brisk business. The salt traders said the present shortage in the market was as the government failed to import salt at the right time. The rawhide traders informed that they had to sprinkle 8-9 kg salt over a piece of cowhide and half kg salt over a piece of goat hide. The rawhide traders further said they procured around 5.50 lakh rawhide during last Eid-ul-Azha.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 10, 2016 17:03 UTC