Dhaka, July 27 -- Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain has issued a stern warning to shipbreaking yards across Bangladesh, urging immediate compliance with international green standards or face closure.
Speaking to reporters following an inspection of the Kabir Ship Recycling Facility in Sitakunda on Saturday, the adviser underscored the urgency of converting all shipbreaking operations into environmentally compliant "green yards" as mandated by the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.
"All shipbreaking yards were supposed to be converted to green yards by 26 June in line with the Hong Kong Convention," Sakhawat stated. "However, only 14 yards have secured th...