A 60-year-old worker died on Monday evening (24 November) after being injured at a green-certified shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, raising fresh concerns over safety standards in the ...
Industry representatives highlighted the sector’s prospects, ongoing challenges, and the need for technical assistance and investment from US firms.
DHAKA, Dec 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The coronavirus pandemic has slowed efforts to make safer the often hazardous job of dismantling old ships in Bangladesh, officials said, following the ...