Before a ship is imported as scrap and broke into pieces, a gas-free certificate must be obtained from the Department of Explosives. This certificate signifies that no toxic or flammable gases are present anywhere in the vessel. According to regulations, this certificate should only be issued after proper inspections and tests. However, the exact opposite occurred with the ship 'MT Rassi' at Fardous Steel Shipbreaking Yard in Chittagong. The Department of Explosives issued a gas-free certificate...