Dhaka, June 9 -- A total of 7,74,756 rawhides of sacrificial animals have been preserved with salt in 11 districts of Chattogram division this time.

The hides, collected from madrasas, orphanages and Lillah boarding houses across the division, include 7,74,756 cow and buffalo hides and 74,302 goat hides, according to information sent from Chattogram divisional administration to the control room of the Ministry of Commerce.

Among the districts, Chattogram preserved 2,72,100 hides, Cox's Bazar 37,889, Noakhali 1,13,831, Chandpur 23,065, Brahmanbaria 99,781, Khagrachhari 5,859, Lakshmipur 11,837, Feni 13,509, Rangamati 2,848, Bandarban 2,292 and Cumilla 1,91,775.

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