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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 03, 2026

Shipbreaking yard

Shipbreaking yard

Photo: Courtesy

Hydrogen sulphide in ballast water went undetected, triggering shipbreaking yard tragedy: Probes

The toxic gas was released when workers pierced the number 3 ballast tank of the MT RASI to drain water before cutting the vessel, the investigations found.

Two women break down in grief following a gas leak at Ferdous Steel’s shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram on 14 August 2026.
Photo: TBS

How 'green' are Bangladesh's shipbreaking yards if workers keep dying? 

Relatives mourn after a gas leak at Ferdous Steel's shipbreaking yard killed nine people in Sitakunda, Chattogram, on 14 August 2026. Photo: TBS

Shipbreaking yard gas leak: Two brothers went to work on weekend, never came home

Senior government officials, regulators and industry representatives at an inter-ministerial meeting on Bangladesh's shipbreaking industry on 6 June 2026 discussing improving workers' living standards, strengthening occupational health and safety, ensuring environmental protection, and addressing lease-related issues in the sector. Photo: TBS

Inter-ministerial meet discusses shipbreaking worker safety, lease issues

A shipbreaking yard in Chattogram. Photo: TBS

Two more Chattogram shipbreaking yards secure green certification

The vessel, MV Sage Sagittarius, arrived at Arab Ship Breaking and Recycling Limited on 5 March 2026 to be beached for recycling. Photo: Courtesy

NYK Line sends first large vessel to Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

Workers at a ship breaking yard in Chattogram. Photo: Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Gas pipe explosion leaves worker critically injured at Sitakunda shipbreaking yard

This photo shows a ship recycling yard in Chattogram. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaz Uddin/TBS

Worker critically injured at Ctg shipbreaking yard; unions demand accountability, stronger safety measures

Heavy cranes transport ship sections safely, reducing risks of sea pollution from falling debris. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

How shipbreaking is contributing to Bangladesh's economy

A once-mighty ship now lies dismantled at Chattogram's Sitakunda area. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

What awaits shipbreaking in the future?

An explosion occurred during the cutting of the MT SWARAJYA scrap ship at the ship-breaking yard of SN Corporation (Unit-2) in Chattogram’s Sitakunda on 7 September. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

SN Corporation's shipbreaking yard: 9 deaths in 8 incidents over 10 years

An explosion occurred during the cutting of the MT SWARAJYA scrap ship at the ship-breaking yard of SN Corporation (Unit-2) in Chattogram’s Sitakunda on 7 September. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

DoE suspends environmental clearance for SN Corporation, halts shipbreaking activities after fatal explosion

International conference on shipbreaking industry kicks off in Ctg

International conference on shipbreaking industry kicks off in Ctg

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