Nine workers died after suspected toxic gas exposure on August 14 while working inside LNG carrier MT Rasi at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.

Bangladesh annually recycles around 2.5 to 3 million tonnes of scrap vessels but this has come down to around 1 million tonnes in the last two years, according to the Bangladesh Ship Breakers and Recyclers Association.