Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Overview of Ship Recycling Industry of Bangladesh

Abstract

Khandakar Akhter Hossain

This paper deals with the status of ship-recycling industry in Bangladesh in compare to world and which has received considerable attention during last two decades. The social and environmental impacts of the ship recycling in Bangladesh have also been covered. Considering its positive economical contribution as well as some negative effect like lack of occupational health and safety standard, the research has made to address whether Bangladesh should continue supporting this business on their soil. Few very viable and important statistics, fact and figure has shown and analyzed for local recycling industry as a whole. Some viable recommendations are made at the conclusion.