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A 2010 packaging law stipulated that 19 essential items must be contained and transported in jute sacks, but the legislation failed to protect the jute industry, which employs three million households.
Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry faces a pivotal treaty dispute. The country’s interim government last year decided that both Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) will apply simultaneously to the local shipbreaking operations.
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Extreme heat takes toll on Dhaka’s informal workers
Nearly 75 per cent of migrants in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, reported being negatively affected by rising temperatures, while 100 per cent reported being affected by extreme weather events.
The Bangladesh government has adopted a master plan to develop Maheshkhali sub-district through three industrial zones: An energy hub with 13 gigawatts of LNG and coal power plants, a deep-sea port with container and multipurpose terminals, and a special economic zone.
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