Tannery

Tannery

Representational image. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Tannery waste: From pollution burden to Tk3,000cr opportunity

Properly processing tannery waste into value-added products could unlock Tk2,000-3,000 crore in annual revenue, experts say.

Apex Tannery logo. Photo: Collected

Apex Tannery to set up own ETP at cost of Tk12cr

Rawhide salting at Posta in Old Dhaka on Eid-ul-Adha 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Tanners expect 10-15% less rawhide collection this year 

Infographic: TBS

Eid brings no relief as exports slump, tariff pressures mount on tanners

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

Minimum wage: Tannery workers demand immediate implementation, owners say 'impossible'  

Tannery workers protest at tannery industrial estate in Savar on 28 January 2025. Photo: TBS

Savar tannery workers demand implementation of minimum wage

A workshop was held after inspecting the tannery industrial area at Hemayetpur in Savar on 24 Nov. Photo: Courtesy

Tannery sector must be revived: Labour secy

Ferdaus Ara Begum. Sketch: TBS

Proper management of tannery solid waste can benefit the SME sector

Participants at the 9th SME Development Working Committee meeting jointly organised by the Ministry of Industries and BUILD on 23 October in Dhaka. Photo: Courtesy

Tannery solid waste management and by-products can create employment for SMEs: Experts

Ctg traders struggle with unsold rawhides and low offers

Ctg traders struggle with unsold rawhides and low offers

In 2022, sculptor Tejosh Halder has set up his studio in Hazaribagh. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Once a tannery hub, Hazaribagh is becoming Dhaka's new art neighbourhood

The leather industry cannot spread its wings due to compliance issues. Photo: TBS

Tannery workers demand Tk25,000 minimum wage

CPD Research Director Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem at a press briefing organised to present the key findings of a study titled “Minimum Wage for the Bangladeshi Tannery Industry in 2024: An Empirical Analysis” on Saturday, 4 May. Photo: TBS

CPD proposes Tk22,776 minimum wage for tannery workers