In Parshuram upazila of Feni, seasonal traders faced severe losses as sacrificial cowhides were sold at extremely low prices, ranging from Tk 50 to Tk 200, during Eid-ul-Azha on Thursday evening. Many small traders gathered at the local cattle market to sell hides but found buyers unwilling to pay beyond Tk 200. According to the local livestock office, around seven thousand cows, goats, and buffaloes were sacrificed in the area, leaving both donors and traders frustrated over the poor returns.

Several traders described their losses, including a 70-year-old man who bought a hide for Tk 500 but could not sell it for more than Tk 200, and another who sold four hides for Tk 550 after paying market tolls. Despite the government’s fixed rate of Tk 57–62 per square foot for salted cowhide outside Dhaka and Tk 25–30 for goat hides, buyers were largely absent. Many donors instead gave hides to local madrasas and orphanages as charity.

Parshuram municipal administrator and assistant commissioner (land) SM Shafayat Akhtar Noor said the issue of low prices had been reported to higher authorities for further action.