Dhaka, May 13 -- The government has fixed the prices of salt-applied rawhides of sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, raising cowhide rates by Tk 2 per square foot compared to last year.

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir announced the prices at a press briefing at the ministry in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Under the new rates, salt-applied cowhide in Dhaka has been fixed at Tk62-Tk67 per square foot, up from Tk 60-Tk 65 last year. Outside Dhaka, the price has been set at Tk57-Tk62 per square foot, compared to Tk55-Tk60 last year.

Goat hides will sell for Tk25-Tk30 per square foot across the country, while she-goat hides have been fixed at Tk22-Tk25 per square foot.

The minister said the government will again provide salt worth ...