Dhaka, June 17 -- More than 5.76 million pieces of cattle hides have been preserved across Dhaka and other parts of the country since Eid-ul-Azha on June 7, according to officials.

However, rawhide collection is expected to fall by 12-15 per cent this year due to several reasons, said the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC).

Out of the total hides preserved so far, 4.1 million are from cows and buffaloes, while the rest are from goats and sheep, it said.

At the BSCIC Leather Industrial Estate in Savar, tanneries have stored around 550,000 strips of hides, including those of cows, buffaloes, and goats, said Dr Md Farhad Ahmed, general manager (leather) of BSCIC.

He told The Financial Express that from June 7 to ...