1+ week, 2+ day ago  (233+ words) Tuesday June 16, 2026 A leather bag created from Tyrannosaurus rex cells failed to sell at auction in Paris on Thursday after bids fell short of the expected price range for the experimental item. The "one-of-a-kind" bag was offered at the Drouot…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (369+ words) Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today (8 June) said Bangladesh's leather industry has the potential to generate more than $10 billion in export earnings, making it a strong alternative export sector alongside the country's existing major industries. Responding to a supplementary question…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (480+ words) Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today (29 May) said the government aims to strengthen the country's leather industry and turn it into a more export-oriented sector by ensuring maximum utilisation of sacrificial animal hides. He said…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (338+ words) Hundreds of sacrificial animal hides were dumped along roadsides in Brahmanbaria after traders failed to find buyers or secure fair prices, leaving seasonal leather traders facing heavy losses during Eid-ul-Adha. Traders alleged that a syndicate controlling the rawhide market was…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (558+ words) Sunday May 24, 2026 The tannery industry continues to face major challenges in environmental compliance, waste management and access to global markets nearly eight years after its relocation from Hazaribagh to Savar to reduce pollution and ensure planned industrialisation, according to stakeholders....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (328+ words) Tuesday May 19, 2026 Bangladesh's leather industry could grow into a $12 billion export sector if the country fully utilises its annual leather production, Industries Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said today (16 May). "The leather sector, which has strong potential, has failed to progress…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (576+ words) Saturday May 16, 2026 A recent audit of 20 tanneries in the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate has found that most are still far from meeting international compliance standards under the Leather Working Group (LWG) protocol " one of the key reasons Bangladesh continues to…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1474+ words) Wednesday November 05, 2025 Bangladesh's leather industry, like a few others, was once hailed as the "next RMG". Yet, despite having every natural advantage, including abundant raw hides, cheap labour, and decades of tanning heritage, its export earnings have been circling the…...