Deadly gas leak at Bangladesh shipyard highlights dangers of ship recycling industry
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#77TTF)
A gas leak at a dockyard in southern Bangladesh last week is believed to be responsible for the deaths of eight people while they were dismantling a ship. The breaking down and recycling of a ship's components for scrap has long been a major industry in the country. But the leak highlights dangers and costs for both people and the local environment. Salman Saeed is a Bangladeshi journalist based in Dhaka who joined The World to discuss.