Leather sector can’t flourish riding only on Eid activities

The leather industry cannot flourish properly depending only on the activities that take place during Eid-ul-Azha, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said yesterday.

It is time to think for the leather industry in a new way and find out a permanent solution to ensure fair prices and proper management of raw leather, he said.

The minister made the comments while virtually addressing the fifth meeting of the taskforce formed to recommend ways and set workplan for the development of the leather industry.

"There is a ready market for leather. We should utilise this opportunity to transform it into a profitable sector," the minister said.

The country can earn a lot of foreign currency with the proper use of leather, he said.

Many do not get fair prices for cattle skin during Eid season because of abundance of the item then, he said, adding that steps can be taken to purchase leather under government initiative.