shipyard explosion

shipyard explosion

Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industry authorities hand over compensation cheques of Tk7 lakh each to the families of 10 workers who died after being exposed to toxic gas at the shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, on 23 August 2026. Photo: TBS

Families of 10 workers killed in toxic gas leak at Ferdous Steel receive Tk7 lakh each

Alongside the amount, Zahidul handed over Tk25,000 each from the Relief and Disaster Management Ministry to five families, who hail from Chattogram district.

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

Sitakunda shipyard explosion: 1 dead, 7 critically injured, probe body formed