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  • Published on 14:18 GMT

    Rising accident rate exposes Bangladesh claim of 'green' shipbreaking yards

    New Delhi: Although Bangladesh has declared 23 of its 31 shipbreaking yards as “green” on paper, the ground reality is that workers continue to face deadly safety hazards, with as many as 84 accidents being recorded since the Hong Kong Convention came into …

    Source: The Hans India - Neutral
  • Published on 03:44 GMT

    If shipbreaking is regulated, why are workers still dying?

    On Friday, August 14, nine workers died after suspected toxic gas exposure at the shipbreaking yard of Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries at Bhatiari in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila. An immediate report by the Department of Inspection for Factories …

    Source: Daily Star - Neutral
  • Published on 03:10 GMT

    Shipbreaking yards: ‘Green’ on paper, deadly on ground

    Though many of Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards have gone green on paper, workers continue to face deadly safety hazards, with at least 84 accidents recorded since the Hong Kong Convention came into force last year. There are 31 functioning shipyards, of …

    Source: Daily Star - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 15, 2026

    Shramik Shakti protests Sitakunda shipbreaking yard deaths in Shahbagh

    Jatiya Shramik Shakti, the labour wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP), held a protest and human chain in Dhaka's Shahbagh today (15 August) to protest the deaths of workers from toxic gas exposure at Ferdous Steel Ship Breaking Yard in Chattogram…

    Source: The Business Standard - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 15, 2026

    Shipbreaking industry needs real oversight

    On Friday morning, workers went inside the hull of a decommissioned LNG tanker in a Sitakunda shipbreaking yard, as its management claimed, to investigate a strange smell. The vessel, the MT Rasi, had been under demolition for over a year without apparent …

    Source: Daily Star - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Very unfortunate accident takes place at Ship breaking yard: Finance Minister 

    Very unfortunate accident takes place at Ship breaking yard: Finance Minister  Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today visited the Chattogram Medical College Hospital to offer condolences to the families of the victims and to …

    Source: Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha - Pending
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    A toxic gas leak at a Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills at least 8 workers

    DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight people on Friday during the dismantling of a decommissioned ship, police said. Several others were injured at the Ferdous Steel Ship …

    Source: Associated Press - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 15, 2026

    Nine killed in SE Bangladesh ship-breaking gas leak

    Nine people have been killed in a suspected toxic gas exposure inside a ship being dismantled at one of Bangladesh's ship-breaking yards on Friday morning, Xinhua reports. Several people were injured in the incident at the yard in Sitakunda on the …

    Source: APA - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    8 killed, several injured in suspected gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

    A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight people on Friday during the dismantling of a decommissioned ship, police said. Relatives mourn after a toxic gas leak killed people at Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking …

    Source: Hindustan Times - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 15, 2026

    Gas leak at BD shipbreaking yard kills eight

    CHITTAGONG, (Bangladesh): Toxic gas leaked from a vessel at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight workers, with five others missing, police said. Witnesses said they heard screams from inside the yard in the southeastern port …

    Source: Business Recorder - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

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

    For brothers – Mansur and Nasir, Friday was supposed to be a day of rest. Instead, they were called to work at Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking Yard in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram early yesterday morning (14 August). Within hours, they were taken to hospital …

    Source: The Business Standard - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Toxic gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills at least eight workers

    DHAKA: A suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least eight people on Friday during the dismantling of a decommissioned ship, police said. Several others were injured at the Ferdous Steel Ship Breaking Yard in the …

    Source: The New Indian Express - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills 8: police

    <p>Toxic gas leaked from a vessel at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight workers, with five others missing, police said.</p> <p>Witnesses said they heard screams from inside the yard in the southeastern …

    Source: Dawn - Center-left
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    9 killed in SE Bangladesh ship-breaking gas leak

    DHAKA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Nine people have been killed in a suspected toxic gas exposure inside a ship being dismantled at one of Bangladesh's ship-breaking yards on Friday morning. Several people were injured in the incident at the yard in Sitakunda …

    Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Multiple dead after toxic gas leak in Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

    A toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh has killed at least eight people during the dismantling of a decommissioned ship, police said. Witnesses on Friday said they heard screams from inside the yard in the southeastern port city …

    Source: TRT World - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Toxic gas leak kills eight workers at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

    DHAKA, Aug 14: At least eight workers were killed and four others hospitalized after a suspected toxic gas leak at a shipbreaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh on Friday, police and fire officials said. The incident occurred at the Ferdous Steel …

    Source: Arab Times - Center-left
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Toxic gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills 8 workers

    Chittagong: Toxic gas leaked from a vessel at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight workers, with five others missing, police said. Witnesses said they heard screams from inside the yard in the southeastern port city of …

    Source: The Economic Times - Center-right
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills eight: police

    Toxic gas leaked from a vessel at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight workers, with five others missing, police said. Witnesses said they heard screams from inside the yard in the southeastern port city of Chittagong before …

    Source: GEO TV - Pro-Government
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    Gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills eight

    The shipbreaking sector has long drawn scrutiny from labour and environmental groups over safety standards and working conditions. Toxic gas leaked from a vessel at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight workers, with five …

    Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right

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