Editor's Pick

Ship breaking industry

20 March 2010, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Abdullah Al Mamun, A third year student, Forestry Department, Institute of Forestry and Environmenta
It is detrimental for us in many ways. It is responsible for the pollution of air, water and land. It is very harmful for workers in ship breaking yards. Even it causes death to the workers. For example, 400 workers have died in the last 20 years. The issue cannot be neglected any longer.

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