Meanwhile, there were very few seasonal traders on Eid-ul-Azha day, which forced the people, who sacrificed animals, to donate rawhide to charity organizations. Meanwhile, some seasonal traders claimed they were not getting the prices as set by the government from merchants. Meanwhile, tanners are slow to buy rawhide this year and instructed merchants to offer lower prices as they still have about 35% stock from last year. On the other hand, the few traders who were willing to buy rawhide offered prices far lower than that mandated by the government. Md Raihan, from Morrelganj in Bagerhat district, told Dhaka Tribune: “A trader offered Tk250 for the rawhide of a cow bought at Tk90,000.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 04, 2020 15:22 UTC