Eight workers
died after toxic gas spread at Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking Yard in Sitakunda,
Chattogram on Friday morning.
Chittagong
Medical College Hospital (CMCH) police outpost official Nurul Alam Ashek
confirmed the matter. The gas leak occurred while workers were carrying out
housekeeping tasks on a ship at the yard.
Department of
Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) Deputy Inspector General
(DIG) Mahbubul Hasan said, “I have received news of 10 workers falling ill and
heard t...