Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Wednesday expressed the hope that the favourable rawhide prices seen this year would encourage more people to preserve hides during next year's Eid-ul-Azha.

He observed that those who preserved larger volumes of rawhide during the last Eid-ul-Azha received better prices compared to those who did not.

The adviser made the remarks while presiding over the third meeting of the Committee on Proper Management of Sacrificial Cattles at the Ministry of Commerce.

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter, Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman, Industries Secretary Md Obaidur Rahman and Director General of the Department of Livestock Services Dr Md ...