Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- The government has set a target to increase the number of green-certified ship recycling yards in the country to more than 100 from the existing around 31, Industries, Commerce and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said.

Advertisement "Several more yards are currently undergoing the process of obtaining green certification," he said while addressing a workshop as the chief guest at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital.

The Ministry of Industries and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) jointly organised the workshop to discuss the feasibility study report for establishing a Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility (TSDF) under the "Bangladesh Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Re...