Local tanners sought financial assistance from the government to set up different machinery in the leather industrial estate.
The Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) recently requested the Commerce Ministry to take necessary measures regarding the issue.
The proposal has been made for setting up mechanized desalting machines, chrome recovery plant and hair filtering machine under the Leather Sector Business Promotion Council (LSBPC) gradually.
In the letter, BTA Chairman Shaheen Ahmed said the volume of leather production and export declined due to relocation of factories to the Savar estate from Hazaribagh.
For this, the tannery owners faced financial losses. They were also facing losses due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
In the circumstances, there arose a financial limitation for the tanners, he added.
He requested the government to provide necessary financial assistance for installing such machinery.
