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Small rawhide traders in trouble

Published: August 9, 2021

Small-scale rawhide traders in Bangladesh are currently unable to sell salt-cured hides at expected prices due to influential traders seeking to slow the pace of purchases, The Daily Star reports.

Half of Bangladesh’s tannery workers without contract

Published: November 25, 2019

A recent study carried out in Bangladesh’s leather and textile sectors has found that about 45% of tannery workers have no proof of employment.

Animal feed factories condemned for using tannery waste

Published: April 3, 2019

Bangladesh’s High Court is reported to have ordered the immediate closure of poultry and fish factories that were using hazardous tannery waste for producing feed.

Mixed progress for tannery relocation to Savar

Published: December 22, 2014

The overall process of relocating 155 tanneries from Hazaribagh, where many are polluting the local environment, to Savar, is moving ahead. At long last, the 11-year gridlock on the crucial agenda shows a sign of breaking reports the Bangladesh Daily Star.