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Representational image of leather goods. Photo: Collected

What is the billion dollar-cage for our leather industry and how we can break free?

While global demand for ethically sourced leather goods grows each year, Bangladesh remains excluded from the conversation

Without LWG certification, local exporters are forced to sell semi-processed ‘wet blue’ leather to China at discounts of up to 60%. Photos: Rajib Dhar

'Billion-dollar cage': What keeps leather from becoming Bangladesh’s next export powerhouse?

The area is now a place for savvy shoppers hunting for affordable, genuine leather products. Photo: TBS

Hazaribagh’s transformation from stench to style – crafted in leather

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin speaks to journalists after visiting Razarhat – the largest leather market in the South-Western region– in Jashore on 9 June. Photo: Collected

No govt did more to protect leather industry than the interim govt: Commerce adviser

Rawhide being processed in a tannery. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Tanners eying 1cr animal hides this Eid, say move to export raw, wet blue hides 'suicidal'

Tannery workers protest demanding minimum wages on 30 January 2025. Photo: TBS

Minimum wage: Leather workers call off strike after meeting with owners

Salehuddin Ahmed. Sketch: TBS

Tanners relocated to Savar under false assurances: Businesses to Salehuddin

Separate authority for leather industry on cards, govt unveils draft act

Separate authority for leather industry on cards, govt unveils draft act

Representational image. Photo: Courtesy

Leather exporters fear grimmer days after incentive cuts

Why Bangladesh continues leather import despite having abundance of it

Why Bangladesh continues leather import despite having abundance of it

Govt plans same care for leather, jute as RMG

Govt plans same care for leather, jute as RMG

Leather sector: Transition needed to face LDC-graduation

Leather sector: Transition needed to face LDC-graduation

Photo: TBS

Sacrificial cow's leather price increased by Tk3-5 this year