Sitakunda shipbreaking yard

Sitakunda shipbreaking yard

Jatiya Shramik Shakti leaders hold a protest and human chain at the foot of the July Memorial in Shahbagh on 15 August 2026. Photo: Collected

Shramik Shakti protests Sitakunda shipbreaking yard deaths in Shahbagh

The organisation demanded compensation for the victims, an impartial investigation into the deaths and prosecution of those responsible.

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury visits injured workers at Chattogram Medical College Hospital after a toxic gas leak at a Sitakunda shipbreaking yard killed nine workers today (14 August). Photo: TBS

Probe body to assess whether safety failures caused Sitakunda shipbreaking deaths: Khosru